Question 1

The probability that a certain discharge or flow will be exceeded in any single year is equal to the inverse of the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The probability that a certain discharge or...

Question 2

All of the following diminish the reliability of recurrence intervals EXCEPT ____.

Accepted Answer

A) using data from a short time interval 
B) separating different meteorological conditions 
C) population growth and urbanization 
D) cyclical or long-term variations in climate 
E) deforestation within the watershed 
A) using data from a short time interval 
B) separating different meteorological conditions 
C) population growth and urbanization 
D) cyclical or long-term variations in climate 
E) deforestation within the watershed

Question 3

An ice dam is more likely to occur in fall, when temperatures begin to drop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The technique of analyzing physical evidence of past floods (preserved in the geologic record) to reconstruct the approximate magnitude and frequency of major floods is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The technique of analyzing physical evidence of...

Question 5

A(n) _______________ is similar to an alluvial fan, but its sediments are deposited underwater.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _______________ is similar to an alluvial...

Question 6

How do debris flows tend to move?

Accepted Answer

A) at constant speed 
B) fast initially, then slower before stopping 
C) slow initially, then faster before stopping 
D) in surges or waves, leading with fine sediment particles 
E) in surges or waves, leading with coarse boulders 
A) at constant speed 
B) fast initially, then slower before stopping 
C) slow initially, then faster before stopping 
D) in surges or waves, leading with fine sediment particles 
E) in surges or waves, leading with coarse boulders

Question 7

What keeps a stream flowing year-round, even though it may not rain for many months?

Accepted Answer

A) the rain far upstream 
B) large springs near the stream channel upstream 
C) groundwater flow from the adjacent ground into the stream 
D) very heavy dew on cold mornings 
E) melting snowpack 
A) the rain far upstream 
B) large springs near the stream channel upstream 
C) groundwater flow from the adjacent ground into the stream 
D) very heavy dew on cold mornings 
E) melting snowpack

Question 8

A glacial outburst flood is also called a(n) _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A glacial outburst flood is also called...

Question 9

Which factor CANNOT be used to determine the depth of a debris flow in a canyon it moved through?

Accepted Answer

A) bark battered off the upstream sides of trees up to that height 
B) sand embedded in bark up to that height 
C) rocks lodged in tree branches up to that height 
D) the maximum height of sand eroded from the valley sides 
E) the highest rocks on natural levees deposited by the flow 
A) bark battered off the upstream sides of trees up to that height 
B) sand embedded in bark up to that height 
C) rocks lodged in tree branches up to that height 
D) the maximum height of sand eroded from the valley sides 
E) the highest rocks on natural levees deposited by the flow

The probability that a certain discharge or flow will be exceeded in any single year is equal to the inverse of the _______________.

All of the following diminish the reliability of recurrence intervals EXCEPT ____.

An ice dam is more likely to occur in fall, when temperatures begin to drop.

The technique of analyzing physical evidence of past floods (preserved in the geologic record) to reconstruct the approximate magnitude and frequency of major floods is called _______________.

A(n) _______________ is similar to an alluvial fan, but its sediments are deposited underwater.

How do debris flows tend to move?

What keeps a stream flowing year-round, even though it may not rain for many months?

A glacial outburst flood is also called a(n) _______________.

Which factor CANNOT be used to determine the depth of a debris flow in a canyon it moved through?

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Exam 13: Streams and Flood Processes

The probability that a certain discharge or flow will be exceeded in any single year is equal to the inverse of the _______________.

All of the following diminish the reliability of recurrence intervals EXCEPT ____.

An ice dam is more likely to occur in fall, when temperatures begin to drop.

The technique of analyzing physical evidence of past floods (preserved in the geologic record) to reconstruct the approximate magnitude and frequency of major floods is called _______________.

A(n) _______________ is similar to an alluvial fan, but its sediments are deposited underwater.

How do debris flows tend to move?

What keeps a stream flowing year-round, even though it may not rain for many months?

A glacial outburst flood is also called a(n) _______________.

Which factor CANNOT be used to determine the depth of a debris flow in a canyon it moved through?

Natural Hazards and Disasters

Plate Tectonics and Physical Hazards

Earthquakes and Their Causes

Earthquake Predictions Forecasts and Mitigation

Tsunami

Volcanoes Tectonic Environments and Eruptions

Volcanoes Hazards and Mitigation

Landslides and Other Downslope Movements

Sinkholes Land Subsidence and Swelling Soils

Weather Thunderstorms and Tornadoes

Climate Change Processes and History

Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation

Floods and Human Interactions

Waves Beaches and Coastal Erosion

Hurricanes and nor Easters

Wildfires

Asteroid and Comet Impacts

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