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Chapter 15 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail are examples of 
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Ground water
2.
Plants adding water to air
a)
Transpiration
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
3.
Liquid to gas
a)
Condensation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Evaporation
d)
Precipitation
4.
Gas to liquid
a)
Transpiration
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Precipitation
5.
Where most of our drinking water comes from
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Groundwater
6.
Classified by chemical composition
a)
Chemical 
b)
Organic
c)
Clastic
7.
Classified by sediment size
a)
Organic
b)
Clastic
8.
Formed by remains of living things
a)
Clastic
b)
Chemical
c)
Organic
9.
Weights of overlying sediments
a)
Cementation
b)
Compaction
c)
Organic
10.
Dissolved minerals holding sediments together
a)
Clastic
b)
Cementation
c)
Compaction
d)
Organic
11.
Braided streams are a key feature of youthful rivers.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Most water used by industry is returned to rivers and oceans as waste water. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The amount of precipitation on Earth is equal to the amount of evapotranspiration.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The process of removing salt from water is called saltation.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
A local water budget is always balanced.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Channel erosion is quicker in rivers  with a small bed-load volume.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
In general, youthful rivers flow faster than mature rivers.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Alluvial fans deposit sediment in water and deltas deposit sediment on land. 
a)
True
b)
False
19.
As the velocity of a stream decreases, its load of sediment also decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Human activities contribute to the occurrence of flooding.
a)
True
b)
False