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WorksheetsChapter 10
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 26mins
Where is the water in a bend in a meandering stream moving the fastest?
The outside of the bend
The inside of the bend
The dead center of the bend
The water is not moving
Where is the water on a straight flowing region in a meandering stream moving the fastest?
The outside of the stream
The inside of the stream
The dead center of the stream
The water is not moving
During what phase of the water cycle does water sink down into the ground, becoming groundwater?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
During what phase of the water cycle does water vapor collect and form visible clouds?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
During what phase of the water cycle does water in lakes, streams, or the oceans become water vapor?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Run-off
During what phase of the water cycle does water flow through plants and become vapor?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Run-off
During what phase of the water cycle does water run down mountains into lakes, streams, or oceans?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Run-off
What causes the water cycle?
The sun
The moon
The sky
it just happens on its own
True or False: the Mississippi River is considered a stream.
True
False
True or False: the creek behind my house is considered a stream.
True
False
A ___________ is defined as a stream that flows into another stream, creating a larger stream.
River
Creek
Tributary
Watershed
On the Diagram, where is the meandering stream going the fastest?
Bank Close to A
Bank Close to A'
Bank Close to B
Bank Close to B'
On the Diagram, where is the meandering stream going the slowest?
Bank Close to A
Bank Close to A'
Bank Close to B
Bank Close to B'
Which two are ways to increase stream discharge?
Increase the velocity of the stream
Increase the altitude
Add meanders to the stream
Increase the depth of the stream
Decrease the sediment from the bottom of the stream
Where in the meandering stream does deposition occur?
Outer banks
Inner banks
places where it flows straight
The stream never deposits
Where in the meandering stream does erosion occur?
Outer banks
Inner banks
places where it flows straight
The stream never deposits
What is this?
Maximum Velocity
Natural Levee
Horizontal Sorting
Oxbow lake
What is this?
Maximum Velocity
Natural Levee
Horizontal Sorting
Oxbow lake
What is this?
Maximum Velocity
Natural Levee
Horizontal Sorting
Oxbow lake
_________ is when rocks found at the end of a stream are smaller than rocks found at the beginning.
Maximum Velocity
Natural Levee
Horizontal Sorting
Oxbow lake
_________ is when rocks found in the middle of a stream are smaller than rocks found at the banks.
Maximum Velocity
Natural Levee
Horizontal Sorting
Oxbow lake
_________ is the highest point water rises to during a flood
Flood Crest
Natural Levee
Flood Stage
Flood Event
_________ is flooding of a small area
Flood Crest
Natural Levee
Upstream Flood
Downstream Flood
_________ is flooding of a large area, possibly causing extensive damage
Flood Crest
Natural Levee
Upstream Flood
Downstream Flood
During a drought, the water table will be ______ than usual due to lack of water
higher
Lower
Permeable
Gravitational
___________ causes a cone of depression in the water table.
Drought
Aquiclude
Over-pumping
Gravitational Water
When an Aquifer and a ________ come together, you have a spring
Spring
Aquiclude
Geyser
Gravitational Water
a __________ is a natural discharge of groundwater at the surface.
Spring
Aquiclude
Geyser
Gravitational Water
__________________ means water than trickles down into an aquifer through gravity.
Capillary Water
Aquiclude
Geyser
Gravitational Water
__________________ means water than trickles upward towards the surface.
Capillary Water
Aquiclude
Geyser
Gravitational Water
A _________ is an explosive hot spring.
Capillary Water
Aquiclude
Geyser
Gravitational Water
________________ is the compound that allows water to eat away at rock and form caves
Carbonic acid
calcium carbonate
sulfuric acid
nitric acid
________________ is the region of the earth's crust that is completely filled with water, beginning at the water table
soil layer
zone of aeration
zone of saturation
porosity
Which two pollution sources could infiltrate into our groundwater supply?
Infiltration from fertilizers
Recharging an aquifer
Sewage leaking from septic tanks
Increase the depth of the aquifer
Discharge of a local stream
