WorksheetsSurface Water Vocabulary
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term is most influenced by vegetation, precipitation, soil composition, & slope?
a)
Divide
b)
Delta
c)
Suspension
d)
Run off
2.
How are sediments transported if they are coarse / heavy?
a)
Bed Load
b)
Suspension
c)
Solution
d)
Discharge
3.
The narrow/wide path of a stream or river is best described as the
a)
Channel
b)
River bank
c)
Oxbow lake
d)
None of the above
4.
The measure of the volume of water that flows over a particular location within a given period of time is called what?
a)
Run off
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Discharge
5.
The triangular deposition of sediment that forms where a stream/river enters a large body of water, such as a lake or ocean, is called
a)
Alluvial fan
b)
Delta
c)
Flood plain
d)
Meander
6.
The process by which a stream resumes downcutting toward its base level is called
a)
Meandering
b)
Rejuvenation
c)
Flooding
d)
Watershed
7.
What is the driving force of a stream / river?
a)
Velocity
b)
Gravity
c)
Discharge
d)
Downcutting
8.
Which part of the stream is shown?
a)
The headwater
b)
The main channel
c)
The streambed
d)
The mouth
9.
If a stream is carrying sand, large boulders, clay and small pebbles, which type of particle is deposited last as the stream begins to slow down?
a)
Clay
b)
Sand
c)
Large boulders
d)
Small pebbles
10.
In this cross section of a stream, where is the fastest current located?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
True / False: Vegetation can actually control the amount of infiltration.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The following image shows an example of a
a)
Headwater
b)
Tributary
c)
Oxbow Lake
d)
None of the above
13.
True / False: A stream will never change its channel.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
As the stream discharge increases, what also increases?
a)
Erosion
b)
Carrying capacity
c)
Carrying capacity & erosion
d)
Neither carrying capacity or erosion
15.
Which of the following would have the highest porosity?
a)
Bedrock
b)
Crushed stone
c)
Sand
d)
Clay
16.
True / False: On the outside of a river bend you will find deposition.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The Grand Canyon is an example of
a)
deposition of sediment
b)
rejuvenation
c)
headward erosion
d)
stream capture
18.
Streams lengthen through
a)
eutrophication
b)
suspension
c)
headward erosion
d)
upstream flooding
19.
The picture is an example for an
a)
alluvial fan
b)
delta
c)
flood
d)
discharge
20.
Floodwater carries with it eroded sediment which is deposited on the stream's __________ once the water levels go back down.
a)
floodplain
b)
channel
c)
meander
d)
bed
21.
The Ohio and Missouri River are both ________ of the Mississippi River.
a)
tributaries
b)
watersheds
c)
divides
d)
water systems
22.
The land around these rivers is known as the ________________.
a)
tributary
b)
divide
c)
water system
d)
watershed
23.
In what area would you most likely find a divide?
a)
a valley
b)
a plain
c)
a mountain
d)
a hill
24.
Which location would allow the least amount of water to be absorbed into the ground?
a)
a grassy terrain
b)
a sandy beach
c)
a forest
d)
a mountain
25.
Suppose a river has an average width of 8 m, an average depth of 5 m, and an average velocity of 2 m/s. What is its average discharge?
a)
15 m3/s
b)
80 m3/s
c)
20 m3/s
d)
150 m3/s
26.
What is the lowest base level possible for any stream?
a)
the point where it joins another stream
b)
the point where it reaches sea level
c)
the point where it enters a broad valley
d)
the point where it originates in the mountains
27.
Most lakes in North America were formed in what way?
a)
cut-off meanders
b)
glaciers gouging out depressions in the earth
c)
stream flows blocked by sediments
d)
naturally occurring depressions on Earth's surface
28.
The three ways in which a stream carries its load are in solution, suspension, and ____________.
a)
stream velocity
b)
stream channel
c)
bed load
d)
channel capacity
29.
Which of the following is the formula for discharge?
a)
discharge = width x depth x velocity
b)
discharge = stream load x depth x velocity
c)
discharge = stream load x friction x velocity
d)
discharge = width x depth x velocity x friction
30.
Which of the following statements is true about the development of a stream?
a)
a stream's slope increases as it approaches base level
b)
water along the sides and bottom of the channel flows more rapidly
c)
deposition is greater in the outside curve of a meander
d)
the velocity of water is greater along the outside of a meander curve
31.
V-shaped channels like the Grand Canyon are formed by ____________.
a)
a sudden decrease in stream gradient
b)
stream downcutting
c)
streams overflowing their banks
d)
streams capturing another stream
32.
A blocked-off meander eventually becomes ___________.
a)
part of the stream again
b)
rejuvenated
c)
an oxbow lake
d)
an alluvial fan
33.
The build up of nutrients in a lake is a process called ________________.
a)
eutrophication
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
algae buildup
d)
pond death
34.
What is the first step to eutrophication?
a)
Plants die.
b)
Animals die.
c)
Algae becomes so thick that it blocks sunlight.
d)
Decaying material from the dead organisms pile up and make the lake shallower.
35.
Which human activity can speed up the process of eutrophication?
a)
Building cities
b)
Nuclear power plants
c)
Deforestation
d)
Farming
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