Question 1

Discharge is expressed in units of

Accepted Answer

A) m) 
B) m/sec. 
C) m2/sec. 
D) m3/sec. 
A) m) 
B) m/sec. 
C) m2/sec. 
D) m3/sec.

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding graded streams is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Coarse-grained sediments accumulate at the mouth of the stream; finer-grained sediments are deposited at the head of the stream. 
B) The discharge is constant from the head of the stream to the mouth. 
C) The slope of the stream is constant from head to mouth. 
D) There is a balance between erosion and sedimentation. 
A) Coarse-grained sediments accumulate at the mouth of the stream; finer-grained sediments are deposited at the head of the stream. 
B) The discharge is constant from the head of the stream to the mouth. 
C) The slope of the stream is constant from head to mouth. 
D) There is a balance between erosion and sedimentation.

Question 3

Which of the following is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow?

Accepted Answer

A) capacity 
B) competence 
C) permeability 
D) viscosity 
A) capacity 
B) competence 
C) permeability 
D) viscosity

Question 4

Which of the following beds in a delta consists of the coarsest sediment?

Accepted Answer

A) bottomset beds 
B) foreset beds 
C) topset beds 
D) All of the above contain similar amounts of coarse sediment. 
A) bottomset beds 
B) foreset beds 
C) topset beds 
D) All of the above contain similar amounts of coarse sediment.

Discharge is expressed in units of

Which of the following statements regarding graded streams is true?

Which of the following is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow?

Which of the following beds in a delta consists of the coarsest sediment?

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Exam 18: Stream Transport: From Mountains to Oceans

Discharge is expressed in units of

Which of the following statements regarding graded streams is true?

Which of the following is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow?

Which of the following beds in a delta consists of the coarsest sediment?

The Earth System

Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory

Earth Materials: Minerals and Rocks

Igneous Rocks: Solids From Melts

Sedimentation: Rocks Formed by Surface Processes

Metamorphism: Alteration of Rocks by Temperature and Pressure

Deformation: Modification of Rocks by Folding and Fracturing

Clocks in Rocks: Timing the Geologic Period

Early History of the Terrestrial Planets

History of the Continents

Geobiology: Life Interacts With Earth

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Exploring Earths Interior

The Climate System

Weathering,erosion,and Mass Wasting: Interactions Between the Climate and Plate Tectonic Systems

The Hydrologic Cycle and Groundwater

Winds and Deserts

Coastlines and Ocean Basins

Glaciers: the Work of Ice

Landscapes: Tectonic and Climate Interaction

The Human Impact of Earths Environment

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