Question

Match the following vocabulary words with the correct definitions. 1. weakening of oversaturated soil caused by seismic waves abrasion 2. accumulation of unsorted rock and sediment deposited by a glacier deposition 3. water that flows onto the shore after a wave has broken liquefaction 4. water that flows back into the ocean after a wave has broken backwash 5. wearing away or grinding by friction swash 6. placement of weathered rock and sediment by erosion moraine

Answer 1

1. Weakening of oversaturated soil caused by seismic waves abrasion: Liquefaction

2. Accumulation of unsorted rock and sediment deposited by a glacier deposition: Monarch

3. Water that flows onto the shore after a wave has broken liquefaction: Swash

4. Water that flows back into the ocean after a wave has broken backwash" Swash

5. Wearing away or grinding by friction swash: Abrasion

6. Placement of weathered rock and sediment by erosion moraine: Deposition

Answer 2

1. weakening of oversaturated soil caused by seismic waves abrasion
ANSWER: liquefaction

2. accumulation of unsorted rock and sediment deposited by a glacier ANSWER: monarch

3. water that flows onto the shore after a wave has broken
ANSWER: swash

4. water that flows back into the ocean after a wave has broken backwash
ANSWER: swash

5.wearing away or grinding by friction
ANSWER: abrasion

6. placement of weathered rock and sediment by erosion
ANSWER: deposition