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What wears away earth materials by water, wind, or ice? Plants and trees along the river bank help protect the bank from this… A.Plate B.Gravity C.Erosion D.Deposition [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

EROSION wears away earth materials by water, wind, or ice. Plants and trees along the river bank help protect the bank from erosion.

What is often used to describe the measurement of the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line? The higher the value indicates a steeper incline. A.Ramp B.Interval C.Hill D.Slope [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

SLOPE is often used to describe the measurement of the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline.

What causes water to flow from higher places to lower places on the earth and in the stream table models? A.Meandering Stream B.Gravity C.Precipitation D.Floodplains [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

Gravity causes water to flow from higher places to lower places on the earth and in the stream table models.

Sand grains knocking the paint off of beach houses, and a Farmer’s rich topsoil being blow away are two good examples of... A.Sand dunes B.Wind erosion C.Deposition D.Water erosion [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

WIND EROSION: Sand grains knocking the paint off of beach houses, and a Farmers rich topsoil being blow away are two good examples of what wind erosion can do.

What is water freezing and expanding (ice) breaking rocks into soil ? A.Ice erosion B.Moraine C.Frozen precipitation D.Wind erosion [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

ICE EROSION: Water freezing and expanding (ice) breaks rocks into soil

A low area between hills and mountains, where a stream often flows. A.Mesa B.River C.Levee D.Valley [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

VALLEY: a low area between hills and mountains, where a stream often flows.

A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill. A.Mesa B.Mountain C.Moraine D.Canyon [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

MOUNTAIN: a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill.

The process by which eroded materials settle out in another place. A.Deposition B.Sediment C.Erosion D.Gravity [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

DEPOSITION: is the process by which eroded materials settle out in another place.

The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces. A.Mass Movement B.Sediment C.Weathering D.Deposition [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

WEATHERING: The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces.

A fan shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream. These are created by deposition. A.Stream bed B.Moraine C.Levee D.Delta [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

DELTA: A fan shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream. Deltas are created by deposition. When a fast moving narrow river flows into a large body of water like a lake or ocean you would expect the water to slow and a delta to form.

The downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity. A.Tsunami B.Earthquake C.Delta D.Mass Movement [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

The downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity. MASS MOVEMENT: The downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity.

A curve or loop in a river or stream. A stream where erosion on one bank and deposits on the other bank make big curves in the riverbed. A.Meandering stream B.Tributary C.Stream bed D.Alluvial fan [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

MEANDERING STREAM: A curve or loop in a river or stream. A meandering stream is a stream where erosion on one bank and deposits on the other bank make big curves in the riverbed.

These are designed to hold back water so that the river will not flood its banks. They provide places for people to boat, swim, and fish in a lake. In some cases they can provide electricity for a town. A.Levee B.Dam C.Algae bloom D.Hydroelectric plant [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

DAMS: are designed to hold back water so that the river will not flood its banks. They can provide places for people to boat, swim, and fish in the lake behind a dam that is created. In some cases a dam can provide electricity for a town.

The thin, outer layer of Earth. A.Crust B.Core C.Mantle D.Magma [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

the thin, outer layer of Earth. CRUST: the thin, outer layer of Earth.

The layer of rock beneath Earth’s crust. A.Crust B.Core C.Mantle D.Magma [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

MANTLE: The layer of rock beneath Earth’s crust.

The center of the earth. A.Crust B.Magma C.Mantle D.Core [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

CORE: The center of the earth.

The vertical distance between contour lines on this type of map is called the contour interval. A.Resource map B.Elevation map C.Contour Interval map D.Political map [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

CONTOUR INTERVAL MAP: The vertical distance between contour lines is the contour interval.

A section of a stream flowing into a larger stream. A branch that flows into the main stream. A.Tributary B.Mouth C.Channel D.Meandering stream [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

A TRIBUTARY of a stream flows into a larger stream. A branch that flows into the main stream.

A V-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a stream. They are created by erosion. One of the largest and oldest is located in Arizona. A.Basin B.Plate C.Canyon D.Mountain [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

CANYON: a V-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a stream. Canyons are created by erosion.

The substrate of the stream channel between the ordinary high water marks. The substrate may be bedrock or inorganic particles that vary in size. A.Delta B.Stream bed C.Crust D.Fossils [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

STREAM BED: The substrate of the stream channel between the ordinary high water marks. The substrate may be bedrock or inorganic particles that vary in size.

A break or place where pieces of Earth’s crust move. A.Fault B.Plate C.Mantle D.Core [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

FAULT: a break or place where pieces of Earth’s crust move.

The rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle block. A.Volcano B.Pangaea C.Landforms D.Plates [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

PLATE: The rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle block.

A hot, soft rock from Earth’s lower mantle. A.Sedimentary B.Magma C.Igneous D.Metamorphic [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

MAGMA: A hot, soft rock from Earth’s lower mantle.

A mountain formed by lava and ash. A.Volcano B.Grand Canyon C.Alluvial fan D.Mesa [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

VOLCANO: A mountain formed by lava and ash.

A theory of how Earth’s continents move over it’s surface. A.Theory of Relativity B.Mass Movement C.Continental Drift D.Kinetic Motion [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

CONTINENTAL DRIFT: A theory of how Earth’s continents move over it’s surface.

The remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock. A.Fossil B.Pangaea C.Magma D.Obsidian [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

FOSSIL: The remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock.

A super continent containing all of Earth’s land that existed about 225 million years ago. A.Fossils B.Mantle C.Bedrock D.Pangaea [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

PANGAEA: A super continent containing all of Earth’s land that existed about 225 million years ago.

A place where groundwater flows to the surface and issues freely from the ground. A.Waterfall B.Natural spring C.Tributary D.Meandering stream [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

NATURAL SPRINGS are a place where groundwater flows to the surface and issues freely from the ground.

A map that indicates the elevation – using birds eye view and contour lines. A.Elevation map B.Political map C.Contour Interval map D.Resource map [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

ELEVATION MAP: A map that indicates the elevation – using birds eye view and contour lines.

An isolated, broad, flat-topped hill having at least one steep cliff. A.Volcano B.Mountain C.Canyon D.Mesa [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

MESA: an isolated, broad, flat-topped hill having at least one steep cliff.

A fan-shaped deposit of earth materials formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto flatter land. A.Delta B.Alluvial fan C.Channel D.Levee [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

ALLUVIAL FANS: fan-shaped deposits of earth materials formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto flatter land.

A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. A.Sediments B.Deposition C.Sand dunes D.Mesa [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

SAND DUNE: A hill or ridge of wind- blown sand.

Eroded earth materials that have been deposited. A.Magma B.Sediments C.Deposition D.Fossils [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

SEDIMENTS are eroded earth materials that have been deposited.

Two dimensional representations of three dimensional surfaces directly overhead. A.Moraine B.Alluvial fan C.Sediment D.Canyon [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

MORAINES: an accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.

Two dimensional representations of three dimensional surfaces directly overhead. A.Elevation Maps B.Topographic Maps C.Globe D.Political Maps [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS: two-dimensional representations of three dimensional surfaces directly overhead.

A steep to vertical descent of a stream channel. A.Waterfall B.Natural spring C.Channel D.River [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

WATERFALL: a steep to vertical descent of a stream channel.

The course or path the water takes in a stream or river. A.Flood plain B.Stream bed C.Meandering stream D.Channel [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

CHANNEL: the course or path the water takes in a stream or river.

A low area in which sediments are often deposited. A.Flood plain B.Canyon C.Basin D.Natural springs [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

BASIN: a low area in which sediments are often deposited.

An embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding. This structure can be natural or constructed. A.Levee B.Alluvial Fan C.Dam D.Channel [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

are an embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding. Levees can be natural or constructed. LEVEES are an embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding. Levees can be natural or constructed.

A MOUTH is the place where a stream enters another body of water.

An isolated elevation in the land, usually no more than 30 m from base to peak. A.Hill B.Valley C.Mountain D.Mesa [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

HILLS are isolated elevations in the land, usually no more than 30 m from base to peak.

Land that gets covered with water during a flood. A.Waterfall B.Floodplain C.Sand dunes D.Levee [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

FLOODPLAIN land that gets covered with water during a flood.