Name _______________________________

Erosion Webquest
Go to http://ridlerscience.weebly.com/
Click Webquests.
Each of the Questions titles is linked, so click on them directly.
Question 1:
1. How many glaciers are there in Glacier National Park? ____________ How
many did there used to be? ____________
Question 2:
2. That previous question was from an article written in 2002. The article linked to
this question is from the year _____________. How many glaciers were recorded
that year? _______
Question 3:
3. How many square kilometers of glacial ice does Africa have? _________________
Questions 4 5:
4. What is beach nourishment?

5. What are the top two disadvantages of beach nourishment?

Question 6:
6. What is this feature, an attached sandbar, called? _____________________________
Questions #7 -8:
7. What is the population of Antarctica in the summer? ___________________
8. How many of those are tourists? _______________

Questions 9 10:

9. How long has it been since it last rained in Antarcticas Dry Valleys?
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10. When snow falls at the South Pole, how long does it take for it to reach the coast?
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Questions 11 & 12: What two functions do barrier islands serve?
11. __________________________________
12. __________________________________
Question 13:
Why are the waves on the West Coast so much bigger than the waves on the East
Coast?
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Question 14:
What percent of all beach rescues are related to rip currents? ______________
Question 15 & 16: What are the two types of wind erosion?
15. ____________________________________
16. _____________________________________
Questions 17, 18 & 19:
17. On what kind of surface is there no wind erosion? ________________________
18. What is another name for sandblasting? ____________________________
19. What is another term for a blowout? ______________________________

Question 20: Name three causes of beach erosion due to human intervention.
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