Flowing Water Monday

Waterfalls typically will occur when...

• Softer rock is below a harder rock layer and erosion occurs

• Harder rock is below a softer rock layer and erosion occurs

• Softer rock is below a harder rock layer and weathering occurs

• Harder rock is below a softer rock layer and weathering occurs

Most energy in a meandering stream comes from ________ water.

• Shallower water, a riffle

• Deeper water, a pool

• Batteries

In a meandering river, deposition occurs on the...

• Outside bend

• Inside bend

In a meandering river, the fastest water will be found in the...

• Inside bend

• Outside bend

An oxbow lake is...

• A meander of a river that gets cut off from erosion and deposition

• A hole from a glacier that fills with river water

An area of land that will gather with water when river discharge exceeds the normal amount is the...

• Delta

• Flood Plain

• Banks

Deltas are found...

• At the start of the river

• At the end of the river

• In the middle of the river