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WorksheetsES Earth Science caves and moving water
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water
Stream
Runoff
Gully
Rill
Water that fills the cracks and spaces underground in soil and rock
Stream
Runoff
Groundwater
Gully
A large channel in soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm
Stream
Runoff
Groundwater
Gully
A channel through which water is continuously flowing rather than soaking into the ground
Stream
Runoff
Groundwater
Gully
The flat, wide area of land along a river
tributary
meander
flood plain
alluvial fan
A meander that has been cut off from the river channel
tributary
meander
oxbow lake
alluvial fan
A looplike bend in the course of a river
tributary
meander
flood plain
alluvial fan
A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
tributary
meander
flood plain
oxbow lake
A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain
tributary
meander
flood plain
alluvial fan
A column-like form that grows upward from the floor of a cave
sinkhole
Karst topography
stalagmite
stalactite
An icicle-like structure that hangs from the ceiling of a cavern
sinkhole
Karst topography
stalagmite
stalactite
A potentially dangerous result of the collapse of a cavern near Earth’s surface
sinkhole
Karst topography
stalagmite
stalactite
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or a lake
sinkhole
Karst topography
stalagmite
Delta
A region in which a layer of limestone close to the surface creates valleys, caverns and sinkholes
sinkhole
Karst topography
stalagmite
stalactite
Which factor DOES NOT increase runoff?
vegetation on the land surface
pavement on the land surface
steep slope on the land surface
heavy rainfall
Which factor DOES NOT increase runoff?
A sandy soil with high permeabiltiy
pavement on the land surface
steep slope on the land surface
heavy rainfall
