Skip to main content
K12 LibreTexts

14.11: Erosion and Deposition- Challenge 2

  • Page ID
    5573
  • \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \) \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)\(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \(\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\) \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\) \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)\(\newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)

    1. Pillars of rock left behind by wave erosion are known as ___.
    sea-stacks
    2. When wave action forms a hole in a cliff, it creates a ___.
    sea arch
    3. ___ are level areas formed by wave erosion.
    wave-cut platforms
    4. During the winter, sand is ___ from beaches, while during the summer, sand is generally ___ on beaches.
    eroded; deposited
    5. Deposition occurs when water motion ___.
    slows down
    6. In general, erosion is greater than deposition on beaches during the ___.
    winter
    7. A potential problem with groins is that ___.
    beaches on the down-current side may be starved of sand
    8. ___ are essentially artificial barrier islands.
    Breakwaters
    9. Seawalls are built ___, while breakwaters are built ___.
    onshore; offshore
    10. Wind pushes large sediments along the ground in a process known as ___.
    creep
    11. Wind moves small sediments in the air by ___.
    suspension
    12. Wind carries intermediate-sized sediments close to the ground by ___.
    saltation
    13. A sand dune has a ___ slope on the side from which wind blows, and a ___ slope on the opposite side.
    gentle; steep
    14. Sand dunes form when an obstacle forces wind to ___.
    slow down and deposit sand
    15. As wind slows, it deposits ___ particles first.
    large

    This page titled 14.11: Erosion and Deposition- Challenge 2 is shared under a CK-12 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by CK-12 Foundation via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available upon request.

    CK-12 Foundation
    LICENSED UNDER
    CK-12 Foundation is licensed under CK-12 Curriculum Materials License