Exam 5: Running Water and Groundwater

Which one of the following factors does NOT influence stream velocity?

Point bars are depositional features located along the outer portions of meander bends.

When examining the geology of a region for potential aquifers, what characteristics or factors would you consider? Also, what areas (based on natural and human factors) would you avoid?

At the head of a delta, the major channel splits into smaller channels that follow different paths to the sea. These smaller channels are known as ________.

________ is defined as the drop in elevation of the stream surface divided by the distance the water flows.

A ________ stream pattern is developed only on growing mountains like volcanoes or where the land surface is tectonically doming upward.

What term describes a groundwater system in which water in a well rises above the top of the aquifer without use of a pump?

Which component of the water cycle describes the recharge of water to the soil and groundwater systems?

Based on the examples and discussion in Chapter 5, what is the relationship of stream drainage patterns to the bedrock geology of a region? What do you think would be the most common pattern?

The world's largest river in terms of discharge is the ________.

The most common drainage pattern is ________.

Gradients usually decrease downstream in a major river system.

Which one of the following concerning artesian wells is NOT true?

________ are characteristics of downcutting streams and a youthful stage of valley evolution.

________ is the boundary line separating adjacent stream drainage basins.

Which slender, conical speleothem grows from water dripping from the ceiling of a cavern?

The lowest elevation limiting stream erosion is called ________.

Creating artificial cutoffs increases stream velocity.

Sinkholes are actively forming in portions of the southeastern United States.

Highly impermeable layers such as compacted clay or shale are known as ________.