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WorksheetsWater Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does water create when it flows downhill over rock?
a)
River
b)
Lake
c)
Waterfall
d)
Oxbow Lake
2.
What is the main form of erosion that shapes earth's surface?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Glaciers
d)
Gravity
3.
Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
a)
Rill
b)
Gullies
c)
Lake
d)
Runoff
4.
A large channel in soil formed by erosion.
a)
gully
b)
rill
c)
stream
d)
tributary
5.
A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water.
a)
stream
b)
gully
c)
tributary
d)
rill
6.
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
a)
stream
b)
tributary
c)
groundwater
d)
rain
7.
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.
a)
delta
b)
alluvial fan
c)
flood plain
d)
oxbow lake
8.
A meander cut off from a river.
a)
alluvial fan
b)
delta
c)
flood plain
d)
oxbow lake
9.
A loop like bend in the course of a river.
a)
meander
b)
oxbow lake
c)
alluvial fan
d)
delta
10.
Wide valley through which a river flows.
a)
delta
b)
V-shaped valley
c)
flood plain
d)
alluvial fan
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