Unit 5 Water and Erosion Flashcard LG 5.3

Front

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

Back

runoff

Front

What is the source of most surface water and groundwater? Options: Snow, Precipitation, Run-off, Wastewater

Back

Precipitation

Front

The deposited material left behind by a river is called:

Back

Sediment

Front

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

Back

Erosion

Front

A pond filling up with sediment and becoming a marsh is an example of what?

Back

Deposition

Front

What processes was the teacher demonstrating when she filled a box with sand, put a fan at one end, and turned the fan on, causing the sand to be blown to the opposite side and collected there?

Back

Erosion and deposition

Front

What are tributaries?

Back

small streams or rivers that run into the main channel

Front

Name this river feature

Back

meander

Front

On a meander, the fastest flowing part of the river is...

Back

the outside bend

Front

When a meander becomes very pronounced and gets cut off from the main stream. What is the name of the feature formed?

Back

Oxbow lake