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Surface Processes

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weathering?

a)

transport of sediments by wind, water, waves, gravity, glaciers

b)

depositing of sediments on the shoreline

c)

the breakdown of rocks into smaller sediments

d)

the temperature of an area over a long period of time

2.

What causes the most chemical weathering?

a)

ice

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

glaciers

3.

Limestone and acid rain cause what feature

a)

potholes

b)

sea shells to form

c)

boulders to crumble

d)

karst topography

4.

Which of these lists the parts of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, transpiration

b)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, aquifer, drought

c)

precipitation, runoff, transpiration, perspiration, and aquifer

d)

runoff, transpiration, perspiration, evaporation, condensation

5.

What is the name of the watershed that 70% of the water in Virginia flows into?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

North Carolina Sound

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Chesapeake Bay

6.

What is a watershed?

a)

a shed with water

b)

rivers and streams

c)

land area that drains tributaries and rivers into it

d)

wetlands and marshes

7.

How much of the Earth's water is salt water?

a)

97%

b)

1%

c)

3%

d)

0%

8.

What are the smaller streams that flow into larger rivers called?

a)

oceans

b)

bays

c)

creeks

d)

tributaries

9.

Karst topography creates

a)

potholes

b)

sinking streams, caves, and sink holes

c)

tall land features

d)

uneven land

10.

What is the name of the part of land that ground water is stored?

a)

zone of aeration

b)

water table

c)

zone of saturation

d)

zone of bedrock

11.

What happens to the water table if too many people use the water in the aquifer?

a)

it increases

b)

it stays the same

c)

it decreases

d)

nothing

12.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

natural gas

b)

pertroleum

c)

coal

d)

tidal energy

13.

Why do some places not like to use nuclear energy?

a)

less carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

too much electricity produced

c)

how long the waste is radioactive

d)

nuclear meltdown

14.

Is this permeable or impermeable?

a)

permeable

b)

impermeable

15.

What is the latitude and longitude of Buenos Aries?

a)

30 N, 60 W

b)

30 S, 60 E

c)

30 S, 60 W

d)

60 S, 30 W

16.

Which layer contains the most organic material?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

R

17.

What type of weathering includes ice wedging?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

18.

Wind, water, gravity, ice are all agents of

a)

weathering

b)

mass movement

c)

erosion

d)

root action

19.

Why does the moon not have erosion?

a)

there is no sun

b)

there is no water

c)

there are no animals

d)

there is no wind

20.

Which type of bird poops the most?

a)

eagle

b)

ostrich

c)

penguin

d)

condor

21.

Why will this parking lot cause problems with flooding?

a)

it has too many spaces

b)

it has an impermeable surface

c)

it has a permeable serface

d)

there are no problems with flooding

22.

Why does this parking lot have a better design for the environment?

a)

it has less spaces

b)

there are no buildings

c)

it has grassy areas to absorb water

d)

it has many roads that circle it