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Meanders

Authored by Charles Martinez

Other Sciences

7th Grade

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Meanders
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The diagram below shows a portion of a stream. The sand bar formed as a direct result of 

erosion due to a decrease in stream velocity 
erosion due to an increase in stream velocity
deposition due to a decrease in stream velocity
deposition due to an increase in stream velocity 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The feature left behind when a river cuts through a meander is called an

Oxbow lake
Horseshoe lake

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

A
B
C
D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Trees growing on the edge of a river's meander are most likely to fall into the river due to 

deposition on the inside of the meander
deposition on the outside of the meander
erosion on the inside of the meander
erosion on the outside of the meander

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a stream. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than than the stream bank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of the meander is moving

Slower, causing deposition
Faster, causing deposition
Slower, causing erosion
Faster, causing erosion

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