WorksheetsEarth's Surface Systems Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. A dark colored substance formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter.
a)
groundwater
b)
sediment
c)
soil
d)
humus
2.
2. A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
a)
alluvial fan
b)
humus
c)
glacier
d)
flood plain
3.
3. The flat, wide area of land along a river.
a)
humus
b)
flood plain
c)
delta
d)
alluvial fan
4.
4. Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
a)
erosion
b)
aquifer
c)
sediment
d)
groundwater
5.
5. The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes.
a)
chemical weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
groundwater
6.
6. Process by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away.
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
sediment
d)
mechanical weathering
7.
7. The process that physically breaks down rock into smaller pieces.
a)
erosion
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
deposition
d)
sediment
8.
8. Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things.
a)
humus
b)
deposition
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
9.
9. Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.
a)
glacier
b)
soil
c)
delta
d)
till
e)
plucking
10.
10. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
a)
deposition
b)
soil
c)
delta
d)
till
e)
plucking
11.
11. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.
a)
delta
b)
soil
c)
till
d)
plucking
e)
deposition
12.
12. The sediments deposited directly by a glacier.
a)
till
b)
soil
c)
delta
d)
plucking
e)
deposition
13.
13. The process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the land.
a)
plucking
b)
soil
c)
delta
d)
till
e)
deposition
14.
14. A stream or river that flows into a larger river.
a)
tributary
b)
soil
c)
delta
d)
till
e)
plucking
15.
15. The loose, weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow.
a)
soil
b)
delta
c)
till
d)
plucking
e)
deposition
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