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Earth Science Chapter 6 and 7
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On a meandering stream, the greatest amount of deposition occurs...
In the center of the stream.
On the Inside of the curve.
On the Outside of the curve.
Depsotion doesn't occur in a stream.
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dissolved materials in a stream's water.
bedload
suspension load
solution
truck load
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The river's capacity means the...
ability of the river to erode the outer bank.
amount of solid material a stream can transport.
size of material a stream can transport.
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What is the energy source for the water cycle?
water
the earth
the sun
the moon
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Where are the 2 places you will find ice sheets?
Alaska & Antartica
Greenland & Alaska
Greenland & Antartica
Alaska & British Columbia
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what is evaporation of water from plants
transpiration
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
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The image shown is of a V-Shaped valley. Which agent of erosion could create this landform?
Tidal waves
Gentle gusts of wind
Fast-moving water
Slow moving ice masses
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Define the water cycle.
Water that flows over Earth’s surface
The continuous movement of water in all its forms
A large mass of ice and snow moving on land
The loss of water through the leaves of plants
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The top of the zone of saturation...
aquifer
drainage basin
floodplain
water table
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water that is located below the surface
basin
drought
groundwater
spring
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Where is erosion concentrated along a meandering stream
on the outer parts of the meander loops or bends
on the inner banks of meander loops
on the straight channel segments that connect the meander loops
at the unconsolidated point bars
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most prominent features of a narrow,V-shaped valley,where the stream profile drops rapidly, are
lakes and ponds.
deltas and natural levees.
meanders and floodplains.
rapids and waterfalls.
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What are deltas?
large, flat area created by flooding deposits
deposit created by flow into lake or ocean
wide, sloping, fan-shaped deposit
an icicleshaped formation that hangs from a ceiling of a cave.
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What is the zone of saturation?
a place where no water is stored
an area that water cannot flow through
the water-filled layer below the Earth's surface
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What does a geyser release?
Water
Steam
Hot water & Steam
Cold water & Steam
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An alluvial fan is...
a fan shaped rock formation in Utah.
a fan-like palm tree native to the Arabian Peninsula
a fan-shaped deposit of sediment at the mouth of a ravine.
a fan used to cool yourself in the desert
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Most of the Earth's water is found
in the oceans
underground
in rivers or lakes
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When the discharge of a stream exceeds the capacity of the channel what can happen?
storm
flood
hurricane
tornado
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When the water table intersects the ground surface, a ____ forms.
Well
Geyser
Waterfall
Spring
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What part of a river has the greatest discharge?
The mouth
The source
A distributary
A tributary
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A ___________ is a thick mass of ice that forms above the snowline over hundreds or thousands of years.
glacier
meander
ice sheet
ice age
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suspension
Material which is dissolved in the water and invisible to the naked eye
Sediment is transported by the river by being rolled along the river bed
Material that is bounced along the river bed in transit
Finer particles suspended in the water which are transported by the river
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What is a flood plain?
Slightly elevated land with multiple cutouts.
A valley surrounding the river.
None of the listed.
Flat land adjacent to the river.
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Where do deltas form?
At the point where two rivers join together
At the start of the river
Where rivers carve deep into the Earths surface
Where a river empties into a larger body of water
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What is a water table?
the top surface of the saturated zone
a description of a material that water can pass through
The area beneath Earth’s where spaces are filled with water
a permeable rock layer that is saturated with water
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The region between the earth's surface and the water table
Zone of aeration
Infillration
Zone of Saturation
Capillarity
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An artesian well is a well that
is full of salt water
doesn't need a pump to get water to the surface
is placed near glaciers to collect ice
uses a pump to transfer lake water
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During the water cycle what happens during Condensation?
The water vapor cools and collects to form clouds.
Water is all around us and cycles from the ground to the sky and back
The water drops fall from the sky as rain or snow.
The water changes to a vapor or gas and rises in the sky
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What is the process of
Evaporation
in the water cycle
Changes solid water into water vapor
Draws back water vapor to the earth's surface
Changes liquid water into water vapor in the atmosphere.
None are correct
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A cavern is an underground chamber formed by
evaporation
erosion
runoff
deposition
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a drainage basin is
all streams that flow directly into the ocean
the channel of a stream
land area that contributes water to a stream
land covered by floodwaters
