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NYS Regents Earth Science - Erosion and Deposition
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1
Which type of bedding/sorting occurs when there's a flood?
vertical
graded
diagonal
horizontal
2
Which sediments are dropped as a river slows from 100cm/s to 5cm/s
large sand to large silt
pebbles to large silt
cobbles to large pebbles
pebbles to large sand
3
Sediment is deposited where a stream meets a lake because...
slope of the river increases
velocity of the river decreases
volume of water increases
force of gravity decreases
4
A stream carves out what valley shape?
V
U
5
Which type of lake is created when a meander gets cut off from a stream?
Finger Lakes
Great Lakes
Kettle Lakes
Oxbow Lakes
6
Which feature is created where a stream meets a lake?
Floodplain
Delta
Meander
Oxbow Lake
7
Which points correlate with where water has its greatest velocity?
B and D
B and C
D and A
A and B
8
Which points correlate with where deposition is occurring the most.
B and C
A and B
D and A
C and A
9
Letter A represents which feature?
Cutbank
Floodplain
Meander
Oxbow Lake
10
What is the water velocity necessary to maintain movement of 1.0cm particles in a stream?
100cm/s
50cm/s
5cm/s
10cm/s
