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Mystery Science: Water Works/Erosion QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Doug first discovered that rivers flow what did he drop in the water that let him know the water was moving?

a)

a leaf

b)

a water bottle

c)

a rock

d)

some sand

2.

Rivers only flow in one direction

a)

true

b)

false

3.

If you put a boat in a RIVER you don't have to paddle, the river will move your boat downstream

a)

true

b)

false

4.

All rivers flow out into lakes

a)

true

b)

false

5.

All rivers flow out into

a)

lakes

b)

waterfalls

c)

oceans

d)

streams

6.

Which river is the largest river in the United States?

a)

Alabama River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Chattahoochee River

d)

Amazon River

7.

If you sat on a inner tube in a LAKE you could float all the way to the OCEAN.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

What type of landform is shown here?

a)

Mountains

b)

Hills

c)

Plateau

d)

Plains

9.

Where do rivers begin?

a)

low places like oceans and beaches

b)

low places like lakes and ponds

c)

high places like trees and bushes

d)

high places like mountains and hills

10.

What are some names for a small river? (choose 2 answers)

a)

river

b)

creek

c)

pond

d)

stream

11.

sand is basically just

a)

tiny rocks

b)

dirt and salt

c)

dried up coral

d)

clay

12.

What was so special about Pfifer beach?

a)

saltiest water

b)

hottest sand

c)

purple sand

d)

purple water

13.

Where does the purple sand come from?

a)

purple fish

b)

purple rocks

c)

purple rain

d)

one eyed one horned flying purple people eaters

14.

There are beaches with green sand?

a)

true

b)

false

15.

The process of water carrying rocks from one place to anther is called

a)

watering

b)

erosion

c)

canyon

d)

sediment

16.

rocks could start as boulders and end up the size of pebbles or even sand

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of the of these are things that are created through the process of erosion? (choose 3 answers)

a)

sand

b)

canyons

c)

concrete

d)

cliffs

18.

The Grand Canyon was created from which 2 things

a)

river-water erosion

b)

tornado

c)

earthquake

d)

rainfall

19.

Will the Grand Canyon stay the same size or get bigger over time?

a)

Stay the same size

b)

Get bigger over time

20.

When you used the digital map river tracing website, where did it say the rivers near Newnan end up?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean