river system, erosion and deposition review

River System, Erosion and Deposition Review Game

Question slide goes up Group collaboration time (Be careful, you don’t

want the group next to you to hear you) Group response written on the board, face

down On signal, all groups hold up answer boards Die is rolled Answer slide is shown If winning group is correct, points are added All other groups receive $50 if they answered

correctly

The rules…

What is the name for the rills, gullies, and

streams that feed into a river?

$150

tributaries

What are three names for the land area that provides water to a

river system?

$300

watershed, river basin, drainage basin

The wearing away or breaking down of rocks

and sediment by mechanical or chemical

means is _______________.

$150

weathering

Oxidation, hydrolysis, and carbonic acids are

examples of __________________.

$200

chemical weathering

Photo BonusEvery group that answers correctly will get

the points!

What type of chemical weathering is this an example of?

$500

oxidation

The laying down or settling of weathered rock and sediment is __________________.

$150

deposition

Where do earthquakes and volcanoes usually

occur?

$500

at plate boundaries

What are the five agents of erosion and

deposition?

$250

wind, water, waves, glaciers, and gravity

What is the crust and the upper, rigid part of the mantle called?

$200

lithosphere

What is the transportation of

weathered rock and sediment called?

$150

erosion

Rapid Fire!Your group will receive credit for each

correct answer. Time is short, though…

What occurs at convergent plate boundaries (both continental and

oceanic)?

$100

folded mountains, subduction zone, deep-ocean trenches, island

arcs of volcanoes, most destructive earthquakes,

Mariana, compression stress

What agent of erosion and deposition is

responsible for the formation of beaches,

sand dunes, sand bars?

$150

waves

A ___________ forms when a river weathers and erodes its way through cliffs or mountains.

$300

canyon

Earth’s layer that is made of solid nickel

and iron?

$150

inner core

The layer of Earth responsible for Earth’s

magnetic field ______________

$150

inner core

Photo Bonus!

What agent caused this erosion and deposition?

$300

gravity

What agent of erosion and deposition was

responsible for the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

$150

wind

What are two synonyms for gravity erosion? You

must have both…

$200

mass movement and mass wasting

Rapid Fire!Your group will receive credit for each

correct answer. Time is short, though…

What are examples of mass wasting?

$100 each

slump, creep, lahar, landslide, mudflow,

earthflow

What is the land area that has a higher

elevation and separates two adjacent river

basins?

$150

divide

What soil horizon is rich in humus?

$150

topsoil

Photo bonus!

What type of mechanical weathering provides evidence of glacial erosion?

$250

abrasion

The formation at the mouth of a river that is created when the river

deposits its load ________________

$300

delta

What type of chemical weathering creates

caverns?

$300

carbonic acid (or dissolution)

The point at which an earthquake occurs and

energy is released?

$200

focus

Rapid Fire!

What occurs at divergent plate

boundaries (both oceanic and continental)?

$100 each

seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridge, rift valley, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Great Rift Valley in Africa,

tension stress

The term that describes all surface water that flows in a river basin

_______________

$300

runoff

What are the three types of seismic

waves? You must name all three…

$300

P-waves (pressure), S-waves (shearing), and Surface waves

Name the five main soil horizons in order, beginning

at the surface. Give the letter and the title of each horizon.

$500

O–OrganicA-TopsoilB-SubsoilC-Partially weathered bedrock R-Bedrock

What happens to the density, pressure, and

temperature of Earth as depth increases?

$200

all increase

What weathering agent can be cause both

mechanical and chemical weathering?

$200

biological: plants and animals

What layer of the mantle has convection

currents and is responsible for plate

movement?

$150

asthenosphere

What 3 types of evidence support Wegener’s theory of continental drift? Types, not specifics…

$300

fossil, geologic, and climate