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WorksheetsThe Changing Surface of the Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The land area from which a stream gets its water is called...
a)
stalctite
b)
drainage basin
c)
alluvial fan
d)
Peyton Manning
2.
Deposits of sediment that run along the shore are...
a)
Waves
b)
Springs
c)
Beaches
d)
Hard to clean up
3.
Cool water forced to the surface by pressure are called...
a)
Artesian wells
b)
Lake wells
c)
Spring wells
d)
The boy that fell in the well
4.
Calcite formation on the floor of a cave is called...
a)
stalagbite
b)
stalagzite
c)
stalagtite
d)
stalagmite
5.
The broad, flat valley floor carved by a meandering stream is called...
a)
Floodplain
b)
Rill erosion
c)
Gully erosion
d)
Runoff
6.
A curve in a stream's channel caused by erosion is called...
a)
Beach
b)
Geyser
c)
Meander
d)
Groundwater
7.
Water that soaks into the ground is called...
a)
Moisture
b)
Groundwater
c)
Precipitation
d)
Watery
8.
Coastal land with rocks and cliffs but little sand is called...
a)
Beaches
b)
Coastal erosion
c)
Rocky shoreline
d)
Rocky and Bullwinkle
9.
This is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.
a)
Water table
b)
Upper zone of saturation
c)
Geyser
d)
Waterfalls
10.
A hot spring that erupts periodically is called...
a)
Dangerous
b)
Permeable
c)
Aquifer
d)
Geyser
11.
This is a layer of rock that lets water move freely.
a)
Water table
b)
Aquifer
c)
Artesian well
d)
A nice rock
12.
A calcite formation hanging from the ceiling of a cave is called...
a)
Stalactite
b)
Stalacmite
c)
Stalacbike
d)
Stalactrike
13.
Water that flows out across the ground is called...
a)
Lazy
b)
Groundwater
c)
Spring
d)
Runoff
14.
This is an underground opening formed in rock.
a)
Sink hole
b)
Aquifer
c)
Cave
d)
Volcano
15.
This forms when the water table meets the Earth's surface.
a)
Zone of saturation
b)
Geyser
c)
Water table
d)
Spring
16.
This results when a rill channel becomes broader and deeper.
a)
Gully erosion
b)
A creek
c)
A stream
d)
The Colorado River
17.
Begins when a small stream forms during heavy rain.
a)
Gully erosion
b)
Rill erosion
c)
Meander erosion
d)
Cave erosion
18.
Sand deposits that parallel the shore but are separated from the mainland are called...
a)
Rocky shoreline
b)
Zone of sand deposits
c)
Barrier islands
d)
Alluvial islands
19.
This acts like a river of sand in the ocean
a)
Mermaids
b)
Beaches
c)
Alluvial fans
d)
Longshore currents
20.
Complete the analogy.
River:trunk
large streams:branches
small streams:_________
River:trunk
large streams:branches
small streams:_________
a)
Twigs
b)
Bushes
c)
Leaves
d)
Howler monkeys
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