Water Erosion and Deposition Formations

The movement of water over land and taking particles with it is called

• Deposition

• Runoff

• Erosion

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When a runoff forms tiny grooves this is formed

• Stream

• Gully

• Tributary

• Rills

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The area where the streams or gullies join is called a

• Tributary

• Stream

• Ocean

• Lake

What do we call the type of water erosion feature when it cuts off from the river ?

• Meander

• Oxbow lake

• Waterfall

• Valley

In which season will water erosion take place slower ?

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

• Spring

Which land features are formed by water erosion and deposition?

• Plains

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Mountains and plateaus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which factor does not affect the amount of runoff?

• Vegetation

• Amount of rain

• Weathering

• Type of soil

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A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side

• Stream

• Gully

• Rills

• Meander

When the river flows into an ocean or lake the following erosion feature is formed

• Alluvial Fan

• Delta

• Meander

• Gully

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An alluvial fan is

• A wide sloping deposit of sediment from a plain

• A wide sloping deposit of sediment from a narrow valley

• A wide sloping deposit of sediment where a stream leaves a mountain

• None of te above