Freshwater Erosion and Deposition

The path a stream follows is called a __________________.

• load

• channel

• gradient

• meander

At which stage would a river have a lot of sediment deposition?

• old

• mature

• youthful

• rejuvenated

Youthful rivers often have

• meanders

• rapids

• flood plains

• sandbars

Drainage basins are separated by ______________.

• divides

• watersheds

• gradients

• loads

The movement of water into the ground due to gravity is called _________________.

• percolation

• infiltration

• condensation

• runoff

_______________________ are streams or rivers that flow into larger ones.

• Divides

• Channels

• Drainage basins

• Tributaries

Channel erosion would most likely occur in rivers with a large _____________________.

• suspended load

• dissolved load

• bed load

• mineral load

Caves are generally caused by

• river erosion

• ground water erosion

• river deposition

• water pollution

The average American uses about ________ gallons of water per day.

• 8

• 30

• 75

• 100

A rock that stops the flow of water is __________________.

• impermeable

• porous

• aerated

• unsaturated