WorksheetsLandforms- Watersheds
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the fan shaped mouth of a river that forms from the deposition of sediments carried by the river as it empties into the ocean?
a)
Watershed
b)
Drainage Basin
c)
Delta
d)
Canyon
2.
What is all of the land that water flows over or through before reaching a lake or river?
a)
Watershed
b)
Valley
c)
Canyon
d)
Delta
3.
What is a narrow valley with steep walls created by a river weathering or eroding away soft rocks?
a)
Watershed
b)
Drainage Basin
c)
Valley
d)
Canyon
4.
What is a synonym for watershed?
a)
Drainage Basin
b)
Valley
c)
Canyon
d)
Delta
5.
Explain where watersheds are located.
a)
They are between higher elevations such as ridges, hills and mountains.
b)
They are between lower elevations such as rivers, creeks, and ponds.
c)
They are between valleys and canyons.
d)
They are the rivers, creeks, and deltas.
6.
Which diagram shows the correct water flow patterns of watersheds.
a)
ponds, lakes or oceans -> rivers -> creeks -> mountains and hills
b)
mountains and hills -> creeks ->rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans
c)
rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> mountains and hills
d)
mountains and hills -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> rivers
7.
How are deltas formed?
a)
formed by the effects of running water creating a v-shaped land area
b)
formed by erosion and weathering of soft rock caused by the movement of water creating steep walls
c)
formed by the deposition of sediments carried by the river as the water flows out of the mouth creating the fan shaped opening
d)
formed by the wind moving the sand and rocks to another spot
8.
How are valleys formed?
a)
formed by the effects of running water creating a v-shaped land area
b)
formed by erosion and weathering of soft rock caused by the movement of water creating steep walls
c)
formed by the deposition of sediments carried by the river as the water flows out of the mouth creating the fan shaped opening.
d)
formed by the wind moving the sand and rocks to another spot
9.
How are canyons formed?
a)
formed by the effects of running water creating a v-shaped land area
b)
formed by erosion and weathering of soft rock caused by the movement of water creating steep walls
c)
formed by the deposition of sediments carried by the river as the water flows out of the mouth creating the fan shaped opening.
d)
formed by the wind moving the sand and rocks to another spot
10.
What is the low areas between hills, often with a river running through it?
a)
Watershed
b)
Valley
c)
Canyon
d)
Delta
11.
What is the name of the watershed that Pelion is a part of?
a)
(Middle) North Fork Edisto River Watershed
b)
(Middle) South Fork Edisto River Watershed
c)
(Middle) Saluda River Watershed
d)
(Middle) Broad River Watershed
12.
Where does the Pelion watershed mostly flow into?
a)
First, it flows into Ceder Creek which will empty into Fort Pond. Then continues down Ceder Creek until it enters into the North Fork of the Edisto River. The Edisto River eventually flows into the ocean.
b)
First, it flows into Ceder Creek which will empty into Lake Murray. Then continues down the Saluda River until it enters Broad River. Then eventually flows into the ocean.
c)
It flows directly into the Edisto River then continues until it reaches the ocean.
d)
It flows into Ceder Creek then empties into Fort Pond. Then the water flows into an underground aquifer.
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