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True or False: An alluvial fan is a build up of sediment deposit that is in the shape of a fan.
False
True
2
The two gases that cause acid rain are?
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
sulfur dioxide and helium
carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide
carbon and sulfur
3
What is the term for the picture shown?
Mouth of a River
V-Shaped Valley
Tributary
Oxbow lake
4
True or False: Mechanical weathering is the same as physical weathering.
True
False
5
The area where rain falls and drains or flows downhill into a specific stream is called?
delta
drainage basin
meander
mouth of a river
6
Which of the following is a example of mechanical weathering?
water
oxygen
carbon dioxide
release of pressure
7
The wearing away of rock or the surface of rocks is called ...
oxbow lake
meander
deposition
weathering
8
Abrasion is an agent (type) of...
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
9
What is the following a picture of?
Alluvial Fan
Delta
Mouth of a River
V-Shaped Valley
10
Which answer is a type of chemical weathering?
acid rain
plant growth
abrasion
release of pressure
11
Acid rain, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water and activity of living organisms are types of what?
mechanical weathering
physical weathering
chemical weathering
lakes
12
True or False. A tributary goes into the ocean
False
True
13
What is the term for a bend, curve or loop in a river?
oxbow lake
meander
mouth of a river
flood plain
14
A large amount of sand or small pebbles next to a large body of water is called?
alluvial fan
waterfall
beach
V-shaped valley
15
A stream that runs into a river or a lake but does NOT go into the ocean is called what?
delta
river
deposition
tributary
16
An area near the mouth of a mountain where sediment deposit increased and created a ...
alluvial fan
abrasion
delta
flood plain
17
What is this a picture of?
Alluvial Fan
Oxbow Lake
Meander
Mouth of a River
18
Carbon Dioxide is what type of weathering?
Chemical
Physical
19
What is the picture an example of?
Tributary
Oxbow Lake
Delta
Flood plain
20
When rocks or a surface is broken down by contact (NOT changing the composition)is called what?
Chemical Weathering
Deposition
Acid Rain
Mechanical Weathering
21
What is the term for a river that splits into smaller rivers and dumps into the ocean water?
delta
alluvial fan
tributary
meander
22
When sediment has moved from one spot to a new spot to create a new land mass this is called?
A piggy bank
Deposition
Abrasion
Heat
23
What is the only type of weathering that is physical and chemical?
abrasion
water
oxygen
living organisms
24
The are the two kinds of weathering?
Chemical and Mechanical
Wind and Clouds
Delta and Meander
Chemical and Delta
25
Glacial till is:
sorted and unstratified
sorted and stratified
unsorted and stratified
unsorted and unstratified
26
What is used to make concrete and buildings because it is highly resistant to weathering?
powder
sand
rocks
gold
27
Which is a type of chemical weathering?
abrasion
plant growth
freezing and thawing
oxygen
28
When rocks or a surface is broken down by changing the composition using chemicals it is called
Chemical weathering
Physical weathering
Mechanical weathering
29
The picture shown is an example of what?
plant growth
acid rain
abrasion
oxygen
30
The following is a picture of what?
oxbow lake
tributary
delta
flood plain
31
What is abrasion?
Scrapping or rubbing of a surface or rock.
chemical weathering
acid rain
movement of sediment
32
How many tons of sand go into building a home?
1000 tons
10 tons
120 tons
12 tons
33
Which is an example of chemical weathering?
release of pressure
abrasion
living organisms
freezing and thawing
34
Fill in the blank ( ) is when sediment is moved by water, wind, gravity or glaciers.
Deposition
Sulfur Dioxide
Erosion
Abrasion
35
When pollution mixes with water in the clouds what can occur if the pH is less than 5?
oxygen
acid rain
erosion
abrasion
36
What is a type of mechanical weathering?
water
freezing and thawing
oxygen
acid rain
