8th - Unit 2 - Erosion & Deposition by Water

A stream-like movement of water within another body of water is called a(n)

• current

• shoreline

• beach

• river

The three factors that relate to a stream's ability to erode material are ____________, ______________, and _______________.

• gradient, load, and discharge

• gradient, load, and distance

• load, discharge, and color

• gradient, discharge, and color

The load of a stream refers to

• the speed of the water

• the materials carried by the stream

• the steepness of the stream

• amount of energy in the movement of water

True or false? When a stream empties into a body of water, such as a lake or an ocean, its current slows and it deposits its load.

• true

• false

• When a stream empties into a body of water, such as a lake or an ocean, its current slows and it deposits its load.

• When a stream empties into a body of water, such as a lake or an ocean, its current increases and it deposits its load.

Which of the following is an example of a coastal landform made by erosion?

• sea arch

• mountain

• valley

• sandbar

Caves can show signs of deposition when water drips from cracks in a cave's ceiling leaving behind icicle-shaped deposits know as

• stalactites and stalagmites

• alluvial fans and deltas

• sinkholes and aquifers

• cave and caverns

A ________________ is the place where land and a body of water meet.

• shoreline

• beach

• current

• headland

• sediment

True of false? Discharge increases when a major storm occurs or when warm weather rapidly melts snow.

• true

• false

• Discharge increases when a major storm occurs or when warm weather rapidly melts snow.

• Discharge decreases when a major storm occurs or when warm weather rapidly melts snow.

Tiny grains of broken-down rock are called

• sediments

• run-off

• pebbles

• silt

A tapering structure hanging like an icicle from the roof (ceiling) of a cave, formed from calcium salts deposited by dripping water is called a(n)

• stalagmite

• icicle

• stalactite

• alluvial fan