Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) trellis 
B) dendritic 
C) boreal 
D) radial 
A) trellis 
B) dendritic 
C) boreal 
D) radial

Question 2

_________describes the total sediment load transported by a stream.

Accepted Answer

A) Hydro- load factor 
B) Capacity 
C) Discharge 
D) Competence 
A) Hydro- load factor 
B) Capacity 
C) Discharge 
D) Competence

Question 3

_________in a delta are essentially cross strata inclined toward deeper water.

Accepted Answer

A) Foreset beds 
B) Backset beds 
C) Bottomset beds 
D) Topset beds 
A) Foreset beds 
B) Backset beds 
C) Bottomset beds 
D) Topset beds

Question 4

_________are components of the hydrologic cycle that release water vapor directly to the atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) Discharge and transportation 
B) Evaporation and transpiration 
C) Runoff and infiltration 
D) Precipitation and runoff 
A) Discharge and transportation 
B) Evaporation and transpiration 
C) Runoff and infiltration 
D) Precipitation and runoff

Question 5

_________is the sediment transport mode in which sand grains alternately bounce up into the water column, sink, and roll or skip along the bottom before bouncing again.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________is the sediment transport mode in which...

Question 6

Which one of the following statements correctly describes how stream terraces can form?

Accepted Answer

A) A temporary base level is eliminated; the stream downcuts upstream from the old temporary base level, and the former floodplain is left well above the present elevation of the stream. 
B) Base level rises; the stream downcuts, and the old floodplain is left well above the elevation of the present- day channel. 
C) A temporary base level is eliminated; the stream aggrades its channel upstream from the old temporary base level, and the former floodplain is left well above the present elevation of the stream. 
D) Base level drops; the stream aggrades its channel, and the former floodplain is left below the present elevation of the stream. 
A) A temporary base level is eliminated; the stream downcuts upstream from the old temporary base level, and the former floodplain is left well above the present elevation of the stream. 
B) Base level rises; the stream downcuts, and the old floodplain is left well above the elevation of the present- day channel. 
C) A temporary base level is eliminated; the stream aggrades its channel upstream from the old temporary base level, and the former floodplain is left well above the present elevation of the stream. 
D) Base level drops; the stream aggrades its channel, and the former floodplain is left below the present elevation of the stream.

Question 7

A stream begins at an elevation of 200 meters and flows a distance of 400 kilometers to the ocean? What is the average gradient?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5 km/in 
B) 2m/km 
C) 2km/m 
D) 0.5m/km 
A) 0.5 km/in 
B) 2m/km 
C) 2km/m 
D) 0.5m/km

Question 8

A dam and reservoir are constructed on a graded river. What will happen?

Accepted Answer

A) deposition upstream from the dam; channel downcutting below 
B) deposition upstream and downstream from the dam 
C) channel downcutting upstream from the dam; deposition below 
D) channel downcutting upstream and downstream from the dam 
A) deposition upstream from the dam; channel downcutting below 
B) deposition upstream and downstream from the dam 
C) channel downcutting upstream from the dam; deposition below 
D) channel downcutting upstream and downstream from the dam

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

_________describes the total sediment load transported by a stream.

_________in a delta are essentially cross strata inclined toward deeper water.

_________are components of the hydrologic cycle that release water vapor directly to the atmosphere.

_________is the sediment transport mode in which sand grains alternately bounce up into the water column, sink, and roll or skip along the bottom before bouncing again.

Which one of the following statements correctly describes how stream terraces can form?

A stream begins at an elevation of 200 meters and flows a distance of 400 kilometers to the ocean? What is the average gradient?

A dam and reservoir are constructed on a graded river. What will happen?

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Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

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Exam 13: Running Water

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

_________describes the total sediment load transported by a stream.

_________in a delta are essentially cross strata inclined toward deeper water.

_________are components of the hydrologic cycle that release water vapor directly to the atmosphere.

_________is the sediment transport mode in which sand grains alternately bounce up into the water column, sink, and roll or skip along the bottom before bouncing again.

Which one of the following statements correctly describes how stream terraces can form?

A stream begins at an elevation of 200 meters and flows a distance of 400 kilometers to the ocean? What is the average gradient?

A dam and reservoir are constructed on a graded river. What will happen?

An Introduction to Geology

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Matter and Minerals

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Weathering and Soils

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Mass Wasting: the Work of Gravity

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Deserts and Wind

Shorelines

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

Global Climate Change

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