EARTH SCIENCE Midterm exam

What do you call the end of a river?

• source

• mouth

• tributary

• riverbed

Which of the following is the term for the beginning of a river?

• source/headwaters

• mouth

• tributary

• riverbed

Which of the following terms below is a smaller river that contributes water and sediments to a larger river?

• delta

• stream

• tributary

• rain

the first step of Scientific method

• observation

• hypothesis

• experimentation

• analysis of data

_______ are low, plain or flat areas next to rivers that periodically flood when the water is high.

• headwaters

• waterfall

• channel

• floodplain

These are the type of rocks formed due to intense heat, pressure, and temperature.

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• basalt

These are the type of rocks formed due to compaction and cementation of sediments.

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

• basalt

What is the name of this rock?

• Basalt

• Shale

• Marble

• Limestone

What is the name of this rock?

• Basalt

• Shale

• Marble

• Limestone

What is the name of this rock?

• quartz

• Shale

• Marble

• sandstone