Exam 9: Running Water and Groundwater

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

A dendritic tree- like. drainage pattern develops in regions where the underlying material is relatively uniform so the major control on the water movement is______ .

The main process that links water in the atmosphere with water on Earth's surface is .

A______ is the icicle- like speleothem that grows down from the roof of a cavern.

A V- shaped valley and no floodplain indicate a ______stream.

______make up the suspended loads of most rivers and streams.

Sea level has risen and fallen significantly in the past history of Earth due to ______.

Creating artificial cutoffs ______stream velocity.

Gradients usually______ downstream in a major river system.

A meandering river is flowing in a broad, alluvial valley and the river is silt- laden but also moves sand and a small amount of gravel. The government decides to build a dam across the valley for power and flood control. What will happen to the river downstream of the dam?

Assuming rivers of comparable discharge, which type of stream would most likely be crossable by wading rather than having to swim?

How does climate change affect the hydrologic cycle?

The textbook makes the point that stream transport is a mechanism for sorting material. Explain how a stream sorts rocks.

A natural levee is______ .

______is an abandoned, cutoff, meander loop.

The term karst topography was first used in______ .

When a stream is in a v- shaped valley running on bedrock, the stream is______ .

The formation of stalactites and stalagmites occurs in the ______.

The type and amount of material carried in the suspended load of a stream depends on ______.

When water is pumped from a well, a depression is often produced in the water table. Such a depression is an______ .