Hydrology, weathering, erosion

What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

• weathering
• deposition
• discharge
• erosion

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What causes a valley/gully to form first?

• earthquake

• running water

• landslide

• erosion by wind

Small pieces of sediment that can be carried by a flowing body of water

• Bed Load

• Suspended Load

• Abrasive Load

• Rolling Load

What are pebbles and boulders carried in a stream called?

• a bed load
• a suspended load
• a youthful load
• a dissolved load

Which method of transportation is 'bouncing' medium sized particles along the river bed?

• Traction
• Saltation
• Suspension
• Solution

What scenario would you expect to find the most erosion due to runoff?

• A shallow slope covered with grass

• A shallow, bare slope

• A steep slope covered with evergreen trees

• A steep, bare slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When a stream or river starts to slow down, it:

• Picks up more sediment
• Erodes more rapidly
• Deposits fine sediments, but continues carrying larger rocks
• Deposits larger rocks, but continues carrying finer sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

On a meander, the fastest flowing part of the river is...

• the outside bend

• the inside bend

• the left hand side

• the middle

When a meander becomes very pronounced, this feature is formed. What is it called?

• U bend

• Horse shoe lake

• Oxbow lake

• An undercut

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What would the river channel look like from B to B'

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4