WorksheetsSurface Processes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Soil that contains rock material that does not match the bedrock of an area. Most of New York State's soil.
(a)
The O horizon of a soil profile contains larger amounts of what soil component than other horizons?
Air
Water
Weathered Rock
Biological Material
Which block will weather the fastest?
The left block
The middle block
The right block
Both gravestones were erected in 1888 in the same area. Why did the limestone gravestone weather faster than the granite gravestone?
The amount of water that flows in a river or stream is known as the streams (a) .
In in a straight moving river, where is the fastest water velocity?
Which material will settle in a calm body of water first?
Quartz
Density = 2.7 g/ml
Calcite
Density = 2.2 g/ml
Pyroxene
Density = 3.4 g/ml
Feldspar
Density = 3.0 g/ml
(a) sized sediment is so small it stays suspended in water and does not settle.
Definition:
(a)
Deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.
Definition:
(a)
Fan shaped deposit of sediment on land from an intermittent stream.
What feature is shown to the left of the river?
(a)
The fastest water in a river meander is found on which side of the curve?
(a)
Which side of a meander has the greatest amount of erosion?
Inside
Outside
Upside
Downside
Definition:
(a)
An area of land where all the precipitation flows to the same place.
Definition:
(a)
A branch of the main river.
Which type of erosion makes 'U' shaped valleys?
Rivers
Glaciers
Wind
Gravity
Definition:
(a)
A pile of sediment deposited at the front of a glacier with unsorted sediment.
Which direction did the glacier that formed this drumlin move?
From left to right
From right to left
From underground to above
Which coastal feature below is man made?
Longshore transport
Barrier island
Spit
Jetty
Longshore transport is involved in erosion by _______.
Waves
Wind
Rivers
Glaciers
