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Earth science H Drainage Pattern

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The diagram below represents a geologic landscape.

Which type of stream drainage pattern formed on this landscape?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

The block diagram below represents the underlying bedrock structure of a landscape region.

Which diagram represents the most likely stream drainage pattern on the surface of this landscape?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

The diagram below represents a volcano.

Which stream drainage pattern would most likely form on the entire surface of this volcano?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The photograph below shows Mount Rainier, a volcano in the state of Washington.

Which map best shows the complete stream drainage pattern for this mountain?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The block diagram below represents the drainage basins of some river systems separated by highland divides, shown with dashed lines. The arrows show the directions of surface-water flow.

The three areas separated by highland divides are called

a)

floodplains

b)

meanders

c)

tributaries.

d)

watersheds

6.

the map below, which shows a portion of the continent of North America and outlines the Mississippi River watershed. Points A, B, C, D, and E represent locations on Earth's surface.

Which landform is produced at location E where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

an escarpment

b)

a delta

c)

a drumlin

d)

an outwash plain.

7.

The block diagram below shows a landscape region.

Which stream drainage pattern would most likely develop at the surface of this region?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

The map below shows four watershed regions in New York State labeled A through D.

Which lettered section represents the watershed of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

The maps below labeled A, B, and C, show three different stream drainage patterns.

Which factor is primarily responsible for causing these three different drainage patterns?

a)

amount of precipitation

b)

bedrock structure

c)

stream discharge

d)

prevailing winds

10.

The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a

a)

delta

b)

valley

c)

floodplain

d)

watershed

11.

The block diagram below shows a region that has undergone faulting.

Which map shows the stream drainage pattern that would most likely develop on the surface of this region?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

The cross-section below shows the rock structure of a deeply eroded, domed mountain region.

Which map shows the stream drainage pattern that will most likely develop as the bedrock is weathered and eroded from this igneous dome?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

the map below, which shows the drainage basin of the Mississippi River system. Several rivers that flow into the Mississippi River are labeled. The arrow at location X shows where the Mississippi River enters the Gulf of Mexico.

The entire land area drained by the Mississippi River system is referred to as a

a)

floodplain

b)

levee

c)

watershed

d)

meander belt

14.

The map below shows a stream drainage pattern where the streams radiate outward from the center.


Which landscape feature would produce this stream drainage pattern?

a)

volcanic mountain

b)

flat plain

c)

glacial kettle lake

d)

steep cliff

15.

The map below shows the drainage patterns of a volcanic region.


Which two locations are most likely volcanic mountain peaks?

a)

B and C

b)

A and B

c)

B and D

d)

A and D

16.

The diagram below represents a map view of a stream drainage pattern.

Which underlying bedrock structure most likely produced this stream drainage pattern?

a)
b)
c)
d)