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WorksheetsWater Erosion Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
a)
rill
b)
rain
c)
runoff
d)
ground water
2.
A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water.
a)
stream
b)
gully
c)
tributary
d)
rill
3.
A large channel in soil formed by erosion.
a)
gully
b)
rill
c)
stream
d)
tributary
4.
A channel through which water is continually flowing downhill.
a)
rill
b)
tributary
c)
stream
d)
gully
5.
The stream that flows into a larger stream.
a)
gully
b)
tributary
c)
stream
d)
rill
6.
Wide valley through which a river flows.
a)
delta
b)
V-shaped valley
c)
flood plain
d)
alluvial fan
7.
A loop like bend in the course of a river.
a)
meander
b)
oxbow lake
c)
alluvial fan
d)
delta
8.
A meander cut off from a river.
a)
alluvial fan
b)
delta
c)
flood plain
d)
oxbow lake
9.
A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
a)
flood plain
b)
delta
c)
alluvial fan
d)
gully
10.
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.
a)
delta
b)
alluvial fan
c)
flood plain
d)
oxbow lake
11.
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
a)
stream
b)
tributary
c)
groundwater
d)
rain
12.
A calcite deposit that hangs from the roof of a cave.
a)
stalagmite
b)
stalactite
13.
A cone-shaped calcite deposit that builds up from the floor of a cave.
a)
stalagmite
b)
stalactite
14.
A region in which a layer of limestone close to the surface creates deep valleys, caverns and sinkholes.
a)
flood plain
b)
delta
c)
karst topography
d)
V-shaped valley
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