Science Review S5E1

How can a levee help prevent flooding?

• It keeps rising water inside stream channels.
• It acts as a drain when water gets too high.
• It pulls water downstream before it can flood.
• It forms a lake with excess water.

What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?

• strength of an earthquake
• information about when the next earthquake will occur
• when the earthquake occurred
• how long the earthquake lasted

Which of these Georgia landforms is MOST likely to be affected by weathering?

• Lookout Mountain
• Okefenokee Swamp
• Coosa River
• Providence Canyon

Which of the following landforms is made by water?

• hill
• sand dune
• mountain
• canyon

Which of the following is formed when sediment is dropped at the mouth of a river?

• sand dune
• delta
• barrier island
• sand spit

Which of the following is formed when groundwater erodes soft rock?

• landslide
• mudslide
• mountain
• sinkhole

Which of the following landforms are formed by running water?

• sand dunes and sandbars
• mesas and canyons
• mountains and hills
• canyons and volcanoes

How do jagged mountain peaks become rounded?

• weathering by wind and water
• deposition by wind
• deposition by water
• erosion by plants

Sea grass has begun to grow on a sand dune.  How will the sea grass MOST likely influenced the sand dune?

• The dune will move toward the land.
• The dune will move toward the ocean.
• The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
• The dune will erode more quickly.

How do volcanoes change Earth's landforms?

• They release pressure that has built up under Earth's crust.
• They blow ash and lava high into Earth's atmosphere.
• They form over hot spots.
• They form mountains of ash and lava.