Study Guide – Agents of Erosion
2013
Vocabulary
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Saltation
Deflation
Abrasion
Desert pavement
Deflation hollow
Loess
Dune
Glacier
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Valley/Alpine glacier
Continental glacier
Glacial drift
Till
Stratified drift
Moraine
Mass movement
Rock fall
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Landslide
Mudflow
Creep
Angle of Repose
Slump
Lahar
Critical Thinking Questions/Benchmarks/I Can Statements (you should be able to answer each of these)
12.2
1. Explain why some areas are more affected to wind erosion than other areas are.
2. Describe the process of saltation.
3. Identify three landforms that result from wind erosion and deposition.
4. Explain how dunes move.
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Explain the difference between alpine (valley) glaciers and continental glaciers.
Describe two ways in which glaciers move.
Identify five landscape features formed by alpine glaciers.
Identify four types of moraines.
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Explain the role of gravity as an agent of erosion and deposition.
Explain how angle of repose is related to mass movement.
Describe four types of rapid mass movement.
Describe three factors that affect creep.
Diagrams to Know
Study Guide – Agents of Erosion
2013
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