Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 9: Water Erosion and Deposition

Standardized Test Practice

1.
Which river in the table below probably carries the most sediment?

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A)Mississippi River
B)Brahmaputra River
C)La Plata River
D)insufficient data to determine the answer
2.
A rill becomes broader and deeper during which type of erosion?
A)rill erosion
B)stream
C)sheet
D)gully
3.
What is the term that describes the area from which a stream collects runoff?
A)drainage basin
B)runoff
C)gully
D)stream channel
4.
Which term describes soil or rock that allows water to pass through it?
A)impermeable
B)nonporous
C)permeable
D)porous
5.
Which of the following is often found in groundwater and dissolves limestone to form caves?
A)carbonic acid
B)stalactites
C)hydrochloric acid
D)stalagmites
6.
Which forms on the floors of caves as water drips through cracks?
A)aquifer
B)stalagmite
C)geyser
D)stalactite
7.
What is used in the formation of geysers and springs?
A)groundwater
B)rills
C)runoff
D)gullies
8.
What is the term for a layer of permeable rock through which water moves freely?
A)clay
B)geyser
C)granite
D)aquifer
9.
What type of stream formation is shown in the diagram below?

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A)waterfall
B)rapids
C)meander
D)oxbow lake
10.
What type of stream is shown in the diagram?

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A)old stream
B)young stream
C)fast moving stream
D)mature stream
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