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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What determines the size of sediment a river can carry?
river width
river speed
number of meanders
height of the levee
Water, wind, and ice are examples of ________?
physical weathering
chemical weathering
biological weathering
movement weathering
Caves made by phosphoric, sulfuric or carbonic acid are made by ___________.
physical weathering
chemical weathering
biological weathering
gravitational weathering
A river and it's characteristics can be made mainly by __________ and __________.
erosion/depostition
erosion/chemical weathering
deposition/physical weathering
chemical weathering/physical weathering
How is a flood plain created?
A stream cuts a new channel during a flood.A stream cuts a new channel during a flood.
A river overflows its banks and deposits sediment.
As it enters the ocean, a river slows down and drops its sediment.
A stream leaves a steep mountain valley, enters a flatter plain, and drops its sediment.
Floodplains are ____________.
Floodplains are an example of stream erosion.
Floodplains are places where the soil is infertile.
Floodplains are narrow, steep-walled, and
V-shaped.
Floodplains are filled with nutrient-rich soil from deposition.
When a flow of water erodes soil and rock, cutting a path for a stream is called a ___________.
channel
channel
channel
channel
When glaciers leave a chunk of ice behind, sometimes sediment surrounds it creating a _________.
kettle lake
moraine
outwash plain
glacial till
The shape of a valley created by a glacier
U
V
O
S
Sediment left behind by a glacier is ________ and _________.
Unlayered/Unsorted
Small/Refined
Layered/Chunky
Smooth/Small
What is this river feature called?
Meander
Oxbow Lake
Delta
Mouth
Deltas are made by piling up layers of sediment at the end of a river. What would be true about the bottom most layer?
Oldest
Newest
Largest
Smallest
???
Tributary
Delta
Source
Streams
Rivers always flow __________
in a straight line
down hill
south
east to west
Meanders are created by _________.
uneven erosion
uneven water speeds
uneven deposition
ALL OF THEM!!!!
