Streams, Lakes, and Wetlands

Which of the following does NOT contribute to maintaining a lake's water supply?

• underground sources

• deposition

• runoff

• 
  water from direct precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Choose the word that makes the statement true. Streams that lose (a)   lose their ability to carry sediment.

• velocity
• dry

• silt

• gravity

Choose the word that makes the statement true. Alluvial fans are most common in (a)   , mountainous regions.

• velocity

• dry
• silt

• hot
• wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Delta deposits usually consist of (a)   and clay particles.

• velocity

• dry

• silt
• sand
• gravel

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that a lake can form?

• Landslide blocking steams

• Limestone dissolving

• Dinosaur footprints

• Glacier erosion

A lake created by damming of glacial sediments is a(n) ______.

• moraine-dammed lake.

• 
  kettle lake.

• runoff lake.

• oxbow lake.

Which of the following does NOT contribute to maintaining a lake's water supply?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Lakes usually fill in with sediment and cease to exist after hundreds of billions of years.

• True

• False

Many lakes are found in areas where there has been glaciation.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Identify the cause of each lake shown in these images.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Solution

Volcanic

Shoreline

Landslide

Meteorite

Cirque

River

Dune

Tectonic (earthquakes)

Glacial

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2