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Soil Deposition Quiz
Contributed by: Ochs
  • 1. colluvial deposit
A) a ridge like deposit of sediments on a flood plain
B) rock debris that moves downhill by force of gravity
C) a flattened deposit on both sides of a river
D) a finger shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
  • 2. alluvial deposit
A) a finger shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
B) a ridge like deposit of sediments on a flood plain
C) rock debris transported and deposited by a river
D) rock debris that moves downhill by force of gravity
  • 3. talus slope
A) a ridge like deposit of sediments on a flood plain
B) a cone shaped deposit at the bottom of a hill
C) rock debris transported and deposited by a river
D) rock debris that moves downhill by force of gravity
  • 4. moraine
A) a ridge shaped deposit of glacial till
B) a cone shaped deposit at the bottom of a hill
C) rock debris that moves downhill by force of gravity
D) rock debris transported and deposited by a river
  • 5. drumlin
A) an oval shaped deposit of glacial till
B) rock debris transported and deposited by a river
C) a cone shaped deposit at the bottom of a hill
D) a ridge shaped deposit of glacial till
  • 6. beach
A) a deposit of sand next to a river or ocean
B) a cone shaped deposit at the bottom of a hill
C) a ridge shaped deposit of glacial till
D) an oval shaped deposit of glacial till
  • 7. sand bar
A) an oval shaped deposit of glacial till
B) a deposit of sand next to a river or ocean
C) a ridge shaped deposit of glacial till
D) a long ridge of sand in a river
  • 8. dune
A) an oval shaped deposit of glacial till
B) a long ridge of sand in a river
C) a deposit of sand next to a river or ocean
D) a mound shaped deposit in a desert
  • 9. loess
A) a deposit of fine wind blown glacial till
B) a mound shaped deposit in a desert
C) a deposit of sand next to a river or ocean
D) a long ridge of sand in a river
  • 10. floodplain
A) a deposit of fine wind blown glacial till
B) a mound shaped deposit in a desert
C) a long ridge of sand in a river
D) a flattened deposit on both sides of a river
  • 11. delta
A) a flattened deposit on both sides of a river
B) a deposit of fine wind blown glacial till
C) a finger shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
D) a mound shaped deposit in a desert
  • 12. levee
A) a deposit of fine wind blown glacial till
B) a finger shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
C) a flattened deposit on both sides of a river
D) a ridge like deposit of sediments on a flood plain
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