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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