Rocks Set 5

Question 1

sediment, such as minerals, dissolves in the stream and is transported to larger bodies of water

Answer 1

dissolved load

Question 2

any sediment that is carried by the stream but is not dissolved

Answer 2

suspended load

Question 3

an area of land that commonly floods

Answer 3

flood plain

Question 4

this occurs when wind blows, picks up loose sediment, and carries it away

Answer 4

deflation

Question 5

this occurs when the wind blows small, loose particles such as clay and silt; can reach hundreds of meters into the air

Answer 5

dust story

Question 6

this occurs when wind blows sand particles and move along the ground

Answer 6

sandstorm

Question 7

ice formations that erode huge amounts of sediment and rock

Answer 7

glacier

Question 8

this occurs when a glacier pulls a huge piece of bedrock loose and carries it along

Answer 8

plucking

Question 9

deposits of soil and rock a glacier has picked up on the way down the mountain into piles

Answer 9

moraine

Question 10

sand deposits that may create shoals, shallow places along the coast; dangerous to ships

Answer 10

sandbars

Question 11

these occur along the shore where sand dries out and wind blows the sand into piles

Answer 11

sand dunes