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Erosion and Deposition Practice

Quiz by William Jaggers

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  • Q1
    What is the most dominant form of erosion?
    glaciers
    running water
    gravity
    wind
    30s
  • Q2
    When rain falls onto the surface of the earth, it can do all of the following except
    exfoliate
    be stored
    infiltrate
    runoff
    30s
  • Q3
    The volume (amount) of water in a streams is the stream's
    saturation
    discharge
    velocity
    gradient
    30s
  • Q4
    During which season would a stream have the greatest discharge?
    Summer
    Spring
    Winter
    Fall
    30s
  • Q5
    An area of land drained by a river system is a(n)
    glacier
    drainage basin
    mountain
    plateau
    30s
  • Q6
    Which drainage basin in Massena located in?
    Mohawk-Hudson
    Long Island Sound
    St Lawrence
    Delaware
    30s
  • Q7
    As the velocity of a stream increases, erosion
    increases
    increases then decreases
    decreaes
    stays the same
    30s
  • Q8
    As a river's volume increases, erosion
    decreases then increases
    stays the same
    decreases
    increases
    30s
  • Q9
    As a stream's gradient increases, erosion
    increases
    stays the same
    decreases
    increases then decreases
    30s
  • Q10
    The bends in a stream channel are called
    meanders
    dog legs
    curves
    turns
    30s
  • Q11
    In a meander, where is the water moving the fastest?
    on the outside of the meander
    in the center of the meander
    after the meander
    on the inside of the meander
    30s
  • Q12
    In a meander, where are sediments deposited the most
    on the outside of the curve
    in the center of the stream
    just before the meander
    on the inside of the curve
    30s
  • Q13
    In a straight stream, where does the water move the fastest?
    in the center at the top
    at the sides of the stream near the shore
    in the center just below the water's surface
    in the center near the bottom
    30s
  • Q14
    Small sediments that don't settle and are carried by the stream are said to be in
    saltation
    suspension
    saturation
    solution
    30s
  • Q15
    According to your ESRT, what is the largest size sediment that cab be transported by a stream in which the water velocity is 100 cm/sec?
    clay
    pebbles
    silt
    sand
    30s

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