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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a runoff
A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.
A loop like bend in the course of a road.
is water moving over land carrying particles with it.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a meander
A loop like bend in the course of a road.
After runoffs occur there becomes tiny grooves in the soil.
an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is groundwater
a meander that has been cut off from the river.
is a wide ,sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
the term geologists use for this underground water.
- 4. Multiple Choice
what is an Alluvial fan
is a wide ,sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
A large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a storm.
an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is Stalactite
A deposit of hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave.
slow dripping builds up a cone-shaped.
A loop like bend in the course of a road.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is karst topography
formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves.
an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
is a wide ,sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is water erosion
is the detachment and removal of soil material by water. ... Water erosion wears away the earth's surface. Sheet erosion is the more-or-less uniform removal of soil from the surface. Rill and gully erosion occurs when concentrated runoff cuts conspicuous channels into the soil.
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What is stalagmite
the term geologists use for this underground water.
slow dripping builds up a cone-shaped.
a meander that has been cut off from the river.
- 9. Multiple Choice
what is a stream
is water moving over land carrying particles with it.
A deposit of hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave.
A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.
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