Surface Processes 2

The curve in a river is called...

• Discharge

• Meander

• Carrying Power

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breakdown of rock chemically or physically is called...

• Erosion

• Discharge

• Carrying power

• Weathering

The movement of rock by wind, water, gravity or glaciers is called....

• Weathering

• Discharge

• Saltation

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The dropping off of rock fragments is called...

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Lithification

• Meander

The speed of water is called...

• Discharge

• Meander

• Velocity

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Water flowing downhill through a channel is called....

• River

• Creek

• Stream

• All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The #1 agent of erosion is...

• Water

• Wind

• Gravity

• Glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The #1 force behind all erosion is....

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• Glaciers

A smaller stream that enters a larger stream is called...

• Discharge

• Tributary

• Carrying power

• Meander

What factors determine velocity of a stream?

• Discharge

• Slope

• Channel shape (V)

• All of these