Watersheds and Ocean Shore Zone Review

What is a watershed?

• all the land that water flows over or through

• where all the water that flows over land collects

• a building that collects all the water on land

• the water filled area between barrier islands

Which of the following is NOT a type of precipitation?

• rains

• snow

• hail

• wind

True or false - the downhill movement of water flowing to the ocean shapes the appearance of the land

• true

• false

True or False - all rivers and streams flow south.

• true

• false

This v-shaped landform is shaped by the effects of running water

• valley

• mountain

• canyon

• delta

This landform has steep walls and is formed by the erosion and weathering of soft rock caused by the movement of water in rivers

• valley

• canyon

• deltas

• plains

This landform is formed by the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the water flow leaves the mouth of a river

• delta

• canyon

• valley

• volcano

These are pieces of land surrounded by water on all sides; they can have rocky or sandy beaches.

• beach

• barrier island

• watershed

• inlet

This is all of the land that water flows over or through before reaching a lake or stream.

• barrier island

• estuary

• inled

• watershed

This is a shoreline made up of sand, pebbles, shells, or larger rock fragments.

• watershed

• beach

• inlet

• estuary