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WorksheetsWater Erosion Comprehension Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
True or False: Water is the WEAKEST agent of erosion.
True
False
Which of the following are factors that influence the amount of runoff in an area?
the amount of vegetation covering the land
the slope of the land
the composition of the soil/surface
the amount of rainfall
all of the above
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the energy within a stream and its power to erode?
The more energy, the less erosion that occurs
The more energy, the more erosion that occurs
The more energy, the more deposition occurs.
The amount of energy in the water does not effect the amount of erosion.
What change will a pebble undergo when it is transported a great distance by streams?
it will become rounded and its mass will decrease
it will become jagged and its mass will decrease
it will become rounded and its mass will increase
it will become jagged and its mass will increase
More deposition than erosion will take place in a streambed when the:
density of the rock particles carried by the stream decreases
slope of the stream increases
volume of the stream increases
velocity of the stream decreases
2 streams, A & B, carry the same amount of water, but stream A has a greater velocity. The most likely cause of this greater speed would be that stream A:
has more tributaries
flows down a steeper slope
has a wider streambed
travels over less resistant rock.
Which stage of a river's development is characterized by small fast moving streams that flow down a steep slope?
Young
Mature
Old
In which stage of a river's development is there more deposition than erosion?
young
mature
old
What is a curve in a river called?
meander
delta
V-shaped valley
mouth
What is the term that refers to the process of smaller sediments being deposited further from the mouth of the river, while larger sediments are deposited closer to the mouth?
horizontal sorting
deposition by water erosion
unsorted sediment
lateral sorting
