Lesson 2 Exam

1. How does a rock jetty cause erosion?
2. Define Kettle lake.
3. Define glacial plucking.
4. Define watershed.
5. What is physical weathering?
6. Define runoff.
7. Check your book and find an example of a young river.
8. Define sandbar.
9. How do trees affect the accumulation of silt in a river?
10. Define permeable.
11. What does the term “oxbow” refer to? How is this related to the “age” of the river?
12. What is an acquifer?
13. What is carbonic acid?
14. What is the term used for a deposit of calcite hanging from the ceiling of a cavern?
15. Define “river system.”
16. Define hydrolysis.
17. What is a bayou?
18. Define humus.
19. Describe the “ages” of a river and define each of the characteristics of each “age.”
20. Compare and contrast water and wind erosion.