ES Midterm Review Part 2 (ch3-4)

In which group do you find pyrite?

• sulfides

• halides

• natural

Water dripping from the ceiling produce these cone-shaped structures.

• stalagmite

• stalactite

These are calcium carbonate coming down from the ceiling; it looks like large icicles.

• stalagmite

• stalactite

Many limestone formations erode and become ______

• caverns

• volcanoes

• domes

This is a fan shaped or triangular deposit that extends from the mouth of the river into the sea.

• tributary

• flood plain

• delta

What is the level land that borders a river and is covered by river water in flood time?

• tributary

• flood plain

• delta

What are streams that feed into larger rivers?

• tributary

• basin

• delta

Which is the largest drainage basin in the US?

• San Francisco Bay

• Hudson Bay

• Mississippi River

The region of land drained by a drainage system

• drainage system

• drainage basin

• tributary

A large stream and any smaller streams that flow into it

• drainage system

• drainage basin

• tributary