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Lesson 5. Hydrology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term refers to the release of water vapor from the leaves of plants that recycles water back to the atmosphere?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Runoff

d)

Precipitation

2.

Which among the drainage patterns look like a tree?

a)

Trellis

b)

Rectangular

c)

Radial

d)

Dendritic

3.

Which type of stream flow is exemplified in the picture?

a)

Laminar

b)

Turbulent

4.

Which of the following is likely to form an oxbow lake, an abandoned bend in the stream?

a)

Braided stream

b)

Meandering stream

5.

The lowest elevation to which stream erosion could lower the land.

a)

Local base level

b)

Ultimate base level

6.

How many distributaries are formed from the main channel in this picture?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

7.

Which of the following structure is a result of a stream dumping its load on to a valley floor as shown in the picture.

a)

Delta

b)

Stream

c)

Alluvial fan

d)

River

8.

What is likely the source of water shown in this picture?

a)

Running Water

b)

Groundwater

9.

Which letter label in the picture refers to a layer of porous rock filled with groundwater.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

10.

What body of water is shown in this picture?

a)

Hot Spring

b)

Geyser

c)

Well

d)

Spring

11.

Which term refers to the icicle-like pendant that hang from the ceiling of a cavern as shown in this picture?

a)

stalactite

b)

stalagmite

c)

column

12.

Which of the following is directly related to the so-called Karst topography?

a)

Sinkhole

b)

Groundwater

c)

Limestone

d)

All of the above

13.

Which of the following refers to the dry, landward side of the shoreline?

a)

foreshore

b)

backshore

14.

What depositional feature is shown in this picture?

a)

Spit

b)

Bar

c)

Tombolo

15.

Which of the following structures is built to protect a coast from erosion?

a)

Jetty

b)

Groin

c)

Breakwater

d)

All of the above