Worksheetswater erosion and deposition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
water that doesn't soak in
ocean
ground water
runoff
beach
the wearing away of of soil and rock by wind or water
weathering
deposition
stream
erosion
heavy rains remove large amounts of soil and sediment from a rill channle forming a
gurlly
channle
gully
slope
the area of land from which a stream or river collects runoff
basin
draining basin
gully
stream
built to control the flow of water downstream
levei
delta
alluvial fan
dams
water that soaks into the ground and collects in the pores of rocks
aquifer
basin
ground water
well
many people get their water from groundwater through
basin
well
gully
channle
upper surface of zone of saturtion
water table
delta
gully
pump
the water table is so close to the surface that the water flows out
geyser
spring
basin
alluvial fan
a hot spring that erupts periodically
spring
basin
sandstone
geyser
calcium carbonate deposits that hang from cave cellings
stalacites
stalagmite
calciam
carbon dioxide
calcium carbonate deposits that form on a caves floor
stalagmite
calcium
water
h2o
rocks and _____ are the most common featurs by the ocean
cliffs
rocks
basin
seashells
sand is made of rock and what
glass
water
seashell fragment
ice
fragile sand deposits that parallel the shore but separated from the mainland.
sandbar
barrier island
basin
cliffs
