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water erosion and deposition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

water that doesn't soak in

a)

ocean

b)

ground water

c)

runoff

d)

beach

2.

the wearing away of of soil and rock by wind or water

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

stream

d)

erosion

3.

heavy rains remove large amounts of soil and sediment from a rill channle forming a

a)

gurlly

b)

channle

c)

gully

d)

slope

4.

the area of land from which a stream or river collects runoff

a)

basin

b)

draining basin

c)

gully

d)

stream

5.

built to control the flow of water downstream

a)

levei

b)

delta

c)

alluvial fan

d)

dams

6.

water that soaks into the ground and collects in the pores of rocks

a)

aquifer

b)

basin

c)

ground water

d)

well

7.

many people get their water from groundwater through

a)

basin

b)

well

c)

gully

d)

channle

8.

upper surface of zone of saturtion

a)

water table

b)

delta

c)

gully

d)

pump

9.

the water table is so close to the surface that the water flows out

a)

geyser

b)

spring

c)

basin

d)

alluvial fan

10.

a hot spring that erupts periodically

a)

spring

b)

basin

c)

sandstone

d)

geyser

11.

calcium carbonate deposits that hang from cave cellings

a)

stalacites

b)

stalagmite

c)

calciam

d)

carbon dioxide

12.

calcium carbonate deposits that form on a caves floor

a)

stalagmite

b)

calcium

c)

water

d)

h2o

13.

rocks and _____ are the most common featurs by the ocean

a)

cliffs

b)

rocks

c)

basin

d)

seashells

14.

sand is made of rock and what

a)

glass

b)

water

c)

seashell fragment

d)

ice

15.

fragile sand deposits that parallel the shore but separated from the mainland.

a)

sandbar

b)

barrier island

c)

basin

d)

cliffs