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Vocab--Erosion And Deposition, Part 1
Test Description: Erosion and Deposition
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil.
A
mass movement
B
gravity
C
erosion
D
deposition
2) Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms; earth materials deposited by erosion.
A
dirt
B
sediment
C
runoff
D
rill
3) Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
A
tributary
B
deposition
C
runoff
D
erosion
4) The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.
A
runoff
B
groundwater
C
gravity
D
pressure
5) Any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill.
A
gully
B
erosion
C
deposition
D
mass movement
6) Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
A
sediment
B
groundwater
C
stream
D
runoff
7) A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water.
A
gully
B
stream
C
v-shaped valley
D
rill
8) A large channel in soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm.
A
gully
B
tributary
C
river
D
rill
9) A channel through which water is continually flowing downhill.
A
tributary
B
flood plain
C
delta
D
stream
10) A stream or river that flows into a large river.
A
tributary
B
meander
C
oxbow lake
D
delta
11) The flat, wide area of land along a river.
A
flood plain
B
stalactite
C
alluvial fan
D
delta
12) A looplike bend in the course of a river.
A
alluvial fan
B
meander
C
delta
D
tributary
13) A meander cut off from a river.
A
groundwater
B
oxbow lake
C
meander
D
alluvial fan
14) A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.
A
alluvial fan
B
gully
C
rill
D
delta
15) A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
A
delta
B
alluvial fan
C
floodplain
D
stream
16) Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
A
groundwater
B
tributary
C
runoff
D
stalactite
17) A icicle-like structure that hangs from the ceiling of a cavern.
A
stalagmite
B
sinkhole
C
stalactite
D
karst topography
18) A column-like form that grows upward from the floor of a cavern.
A
column
B
karst topography
C
stalagmite
D
stalactite
19) A region in which a layer of limestone close to the surface creates deep valleys, caverns, and sinkholes.
A
stalagmite
B
kremm topography
C
stalactite
D
karst topography
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