Earth Science Quiz

What is the source of a river?

• Tributary

• Head Water

• Load

• Flood Plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are sediments carried by streams called?

• Head Water

• Load

• Flood Plain

• Tributary

What are streams that feed into rivers at various points along its course called?

• Tributary

• Flood Plain

• Load

• Head Water

What is the area near a river that gets covered by water during a flood called?

• Head Water

• Load

• Tributary

• Flood Plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What are the curves and bends developed in a river called?

• Delta

• Oxbow

• Terracing

• Meander

What are lakes formed by parts of a river that get cut off by meanders called?

• Meander

• Oxbow

• Delta

• Terracing

What is the fan-shaped or triangular-shaped deposit that extends from the mouth of a river to the sea called?

• Delta

• Oxbow

• Terracing

• Meander

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the region of land drained by a river system called?

• Alluvial Fan

• Erosion

• Drainage Basin

• Terracing

the region of land drained by a river system

• Drainage Basin

• Ice Caps

• Crevasse

• Cavern

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the delta like area where sediments are deposited: mostly in deserts

• Soil Creep

• Alluvial Fan

• Terracing

• Loess