Topic 5, Lesson 3 Vocabulary Quiz

Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground is known as a ​ (a)  

• runoff
• stream
• tributary
• flood plain

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is a ​ (a)  

• alluvial fan
• delta
• groundwater
• runoff

A landform, made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is a​ (a)  

• delta
• drought
• dune
• stream

Water that fills the cracks and speaces in the underground soil and rock layers is called ​ (a)  

• groundwater
• flood plain
• delta
• tributary

A ​ (a)   ​ is a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

• tributary
• stream
• delta
• creek

A ​​ (a)   is a wide area of land along a river.

• flood plain
• Alluvial fan
• delta
• runoff

A ​ (a)   is a channel through which water is continually flowing downhill.

• stream
• river
• ocean
• tributary

A ​ (a)   is a loop-like bend in the course of a river.

• meander
• oxbow lake
• rill
• gullies

If the roof of a cave collapes because of limestone erosion, the result is s depression called a ​ (a)   .

• sinkhole
• gulley
• meander
• cavern

A deposit that hangs like an iclcle from the roof of a cave is known as a ​ (a)   .

• stalactite
• stalagmite
• cavern
• sinkhole