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1. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain. Natural levees Oxbow lake Floodplain Yazoo stream River During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become A) more rounded B) more dense C) heavier D) larger

1. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain. Natural levees Oxbow lake Floodplain Yazoo stream River During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become A) more rounded B) more dense C) heavier D) larger

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1. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain. Natural levees Oxbow lake Floodplain Yazoo stream River During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become A) more rounded B) more dense C) heavier D) larger 2. A landslide is an example of 5. What change will a pebble usually undergo when it is transported a great distance by streams? A) river deposition B) glacial scouring A) It will become jagged and its mass will decrease. B) It will become jagged and its volume will increase. C) mass movement D) chemical weathering 3. Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found at the base of a cliff. What most C) It will become rounded and its mass will increase. likely transported these cobbles and boulders? D) It will become rounded and its volume will decrease. A) running water C) gravity B) wind D) ocean currents 4. Which quartz sample has probably undergone abrasion in a stream for the longest period of time? A) В) D)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W, X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain. Natural levees Oxbow lake Floodplain Yazoo stream River During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become A) more rounded B) more dense C) heavier D) larger 2. A landslide is an example of 5. What change will a pebble usually undergo when it is transported a great distance by streams? A) river deposition B) glacial scouring A) It will become jagged and its mass will decrease. B) It will become jagged and its volume will increase. C) mass movement D) chemical weathering 3. Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found at the base of a cliff. What most C) It will become rounded and its mass will increase. likely transported these cobbles and boulders? D) It will become rounded and its volume will decrease. A) running water C) gravity B) wind D) ocean currents 4. Which quartz sample has probably undergone abrasion in a stream for the longest period of time? A) В) D)
6. Base your answer to the following question on the photograph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The photograph shows a meandering stream in a wooded area. Points A and B represent locations on the streambanks. Letter X represents a flat area near the stream. The area labeled letter X represents a portion of a A) delta B) sand dune C) finger lake D) floodplain 7. The photographs below shows two depositional features labeled A and B. Which terms correctly identify depositional features A and B? A) A-delta; B-barrier island C) A-barrier island; B-delta B) A-sand bar; B-island arc D) A-island arc; B-sand bar
Transcribed Image Text:6. Base your answer to the following question on the photograph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The photograph shows a meandering stream in a wooded area. Points A and B represent locations on the streambanks. Letter X represents a flat area near the stream. The area labeled letter X represents a portion of a A) delta B) sand dune C) finger lake D) floodplain 7. The photographs below shows two depositional features labeled A and B. Which terms correctly identify depositional features A and B? A) A-delta; B-barrier island C) A-barrier island; B-delta B) A-sand bar; B-island arc D) A-island arc; B-sand bar
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