Water Erosion

What is the term for the flat land next to a river that is prone to flooding?

• flood plain

• riverbank

• delta

• estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is water from rain or melted snow that flows along the earth's surface and into larger bodies of water?

• run off

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a meander that has been cut off from the river?

• oxbow lake

• delta lake

• floodplain lake

• reservoir

What is the term for the land area that drains into a river or stream?

• watershed/drainage basin

• floodplain

• river delta

• catchment area

What is the term for the movement of sediment by water?

• transportation

• deposition

• sedimentation

• compaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a looplike bend in the course of a river?

• meander

• delta

• estuary

• tributary

What is a small stream that forms as water flows over the land?

• brook

• creek

• rill

• streamlet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the process by which water wears away soil and rock?

• sedimentation

• erosion

• precipitation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a channel in which water is continuously flowing?

• river

• lake

• stream

• pond

What is the term for the gradual increase in the size of a river due to erosion?

• river widening

• river deepening

• river narrowing

• river stagnation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2