Question 1

The Mississippi River delta is what kind of delta?

Accepted Answer

A) contributary 
B) arcuate 
C) cuspate 
D) bird's-foot 
A) contributary 
B) arcuate 
C) cuspate 
D) bird's-foot

Question 2

A meander cutoff filled with water forms a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A meander cutoff filled with water forms...

Question 3

The land surface drained by a stream system is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) tributary 
B) sheet wash 
C) drainage basin 
D) water district 
A) tributary 
B) sheet wash 
C) drainage basin 
D) water district

Question 4

Meanders ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are most common in arid-region streams 
B) only occur with the trellis drainage pattern 
C) are most common in basins of interior drainage 
D) typically have cut banks 
A) are most common in arid-region streams 
B) only occur with the trellis drainage pattern 
C) are most common in basins of interior drainage 
D) typically have cut banks

Question 5

An increase in stream velocity can be caused by a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) increase in stream gradient 
B) increase in channel roughness 
C) decrease in stream capacity 
D) decrease in stream energy 
A) increase in stream gradient 
B) increase in channel roughness 
C) decrease in stream capacity 
D) decrease in stream energy

Question 6

Natural levees are banks of a river that have been built up by flood deposits so that they are higher than the surrounding floodplain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Oxbow lakes typically occur in the ____ course.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) upper 
C) middle 
D) lower 
A) first 
B) upper 
C) middle 
D) lower

Question 8

The length of channels per unit area is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) stream order 
B) drainage density 
C) stream discharge 
D) stream gradient 
A) stream order 
B) drainage density 
C) stream discharge 
D) stream gradient

Question 9

Oxbow lakes are associated with meander cut-offs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The physical process of stream water alone removing pieces of rock is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) abrasion 
B) turbulence 
C) hydraulic action 
D) attrition 
A) abrasion 
B) turbulence 
C) hydraulic action 
D) attrition

Question 11

Deltas commonly have ____.

Accepted Answer

A) potholes 
B) distributaries 
C) plunge pools 
D) steep gradients 
A) potholes 
B) distributaries 
C) plunge pools 
D) steep gradients

Question 12

____ order streams have no perennial tributaries.

Accepted Answer

A) First-order 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth 
A) First-order 
B) Second 
C) Third 
D) Fourth

The Mississippi River delta is what kind of delta?

A meander cutoff filled with water forms a(n) ____________________.

The land surface drained by a stream system is called a ____.

Meanders ____.

An increase in stream velocity can be caused by a(n) ____.

Natural levees are banks of a river that have been built up by flood deposits so that they are higher than the surrounding floodplain.

Oxbow lakes typically occur in the ____ course.

The length of channels per unit area is called ____.

Oxbow lakes are associated with meander cut-offs.

The physical process of stream water alone removing pieces of rock is called ____.

Deltas commonly have ____.

____ order streams have no perennial tributaries.

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Exam 14: Fluvial Processes and Landforms

The Mississippi River delta is what kind of delta?

A meander cutoff filled with water forms a(n) ____________________.

The land surface drained by a stream system is called a ____.

Meanders ____.

An increase in stream velocity can be caused by a(n) ____.

Natural levees are banks of a river that have been built up by flood deposits so that they are higher than the surrounding floodplain.

Oxbow lakes typically occur in the ____ course.

The length of channels per unit area is called ____.

Oxbow lakes are associated with meander cut-offs.

The physical process of stream water alone removing pieces of rock is called ____.

Deltas commonly have ____.

____ order streams have no perennial tributaries.

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Solar Energy and Atmospheric Heating

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation

Humidity, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Climate Classification: Tropical, Arid, and Mesothermal Climate Regions

Microthermal, Polar, and Highland Climate Regions; Climate Change

Biogeography and Soils

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Volcanic and Tectonic Processes and Landforms

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Water Resources and Karst Landforms

Arid Region Landforms and Eolian Processes

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

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