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WorksheetsWater Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are four factors that affect the amount of runoff?
a)
amount of rainfall, time span over which the rain falls, the slope of the land, and presence of vegetation on the land
b)
the temperature, the amount of rocks in the soil, impermeable soil, a close well
c)
permeable soil, the slope of the land, the temperature, and amount of rainfall
d)
presence of vegetation, impermeable soil, amount of rainfall, and the amount of rocks in soil
2.
In a city or town where groundwater is the main source of drinking water, the number of _______ becomes important.
a)
springs
b)
geysers
c)
sinkholes
d)
wells
3.
A(n) _______ forms where rivers empty into a lake and ocean.
a)
aquifer
b)
delta
c)
spring
d)
longshore current
4.
Green sand may be made of _______.
a)
basalt fragments
b)
olivine
c)
quartz
d)
coral and shell
5.
Groundwater travels through ________ in sediment.
a)
layers
b)
springs
c)
pores
d)
caves
6.
Runoff water _______.
a)
forms precipitation
b)
forms steams
c)
supplies water for artesian wells
d)
all of these
7.
The last stage in stream development; flows smoothly through a broad, produces flat floodplain
a)
old river
b)
young river
c)
mature river
d)
immature river
8.
May have white water rapids and waterfalls.
a)
mature river
b)
immature river
c)
old river
d)
young river
9.
Erodes more along side than bottom; carves a broad, flat, valley floor.
a)
young river
b)
mature river
c)
immature river
d)
old river
10.
The area from which a stream gets its water is its ____.
a)
runoff
b)
drainage basin
c)
water cycle
d)
delta
11.
The largest drainage basin in the United States is that of the _____.
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
12.
As water in a river system slows down, it deposits some of its ____.
a)
rapids
b)
meanders
c)
fish
d)
sediments
13.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
14.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
15.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
16.
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
18.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
19.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
20.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
21.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
22.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
23.
Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
24.
Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
25.
Two streams begin at the same elevation and have equal volumes. Which statement best explains why one stream could be flowing faster than the other stream?
a)
The faster stream contains more dissolved minerals
b)
The faster stream has a much steeper gradient (slope)
c)
The streams are flowing in different directions
d)
The faster stream has a lower temperature than the slower stream
26.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
27.
The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
28.
What process is being modeled in this figure?
a)
erosion
b)
river formation
c)
watering plants
d)
weathering
29.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
30.
A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form loop-like bends called -
a)
rills
b)
meanders
c)
outside curves
d)
deltas
31.
Letter A represents what shore zone feature?
a)
Bay Barrier
b)
Tombolo
c)
Headland
d)
Bay
32.
Letter C represents what shore zone feature?
a)
Headland
b)
Lagoon
c)
Tombolo
d)
Spit
33.
Letter D represents what shore zone feature?
a)
Bay Barrier
b)
Tombolo
c)
Lagoon
d)
Spit
34.
Letter B represents what shore zone feature?
a)
Headland
b)
Tombolo
c)
Spit
d)
Bay
35.
Properly label the picture.
a)
A. Water Table B.Aquifer
b)
A. Aquifer
B. Artesian Well
B. Artesian Well
c)
A. Zone of Saturation
B. Aquifer
B. Aquifer
d)
A. Aquifer
B. Water Table
B. Water Table
36.
Properly label the diagram.
a)
A. Zone of Saturation
B. Water Table
B. Water Table
b)
A. Water Table
B. Zone of Saturation
B. Zone of Saturation
c)
A. Aquifer
B. Water Table
B. Water Table
37.
Properly label the diagram.
a)
A. Zone of Saturation
B. Water Table
B. Water Table
b)
A. Water Table
B. Zone of Saturation
B. Zone of Saturation
c)
A. Aquifer
B. Water Table
B. Water Table
d)
A. Water Table
B. Aquifer
B. Aquifer
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