Georgia Science Grade 6

Chapter 9: Water Erosion and Deposition

CRCT Practice

1
Which is erosion over a large, flat area?
A)gully
B)rill
C)runoff
D)sheet
2
Which is erosion where a rill becomes broader and deeper?
A)gully
B)rill
C)runoff
D)sheet
3
Which formed the Channeled Scablands?
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A)deposition
B)floodwaters
C)rill erosion
D)sheet erosion
4
Which feature is shown?
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A)artesian well
B)aquifer
C)geyser
D)waterfall
5
Which provides the water?
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A)groundwater
B)runoff
C)stream
D)surface water
6
Which forms on the ceilings of caves as water drips through cracks?
A)aquifer
B)geyser
C)stalactite
D)stalagmite
7
Which are piles of sand found on barrier islands?
A)deltas
B)dunes
C)geysers
D)streams
8
Which creates springs and geysers?
A)groundwater
B)gullies
C)rills
D)runoff
9
Which dissolves limestone to form caves?
A)carbonic acid
B)hydrochloric acid
C)stalactites
D)stalagmites
10
Which is the area of land from which a stream collects runoff?
A)drainage basin
B)gully
C)runoff
D)stream channel
11
Which type of soil or rock allows water to pass through it?
A)impermeable
B)nonporous
C)permeable
D)underground
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