Question 1

What is progradation?

Accepted Answer

As streams/rivers enter into a lake or o

Question 2

The ideal graded stream has a balance among what five factors?

Accepted Answer

Gradient, discharge,

Question 3

What causes a stream to meander?

Accepted Answer

Meandering refers to serious curving in

Question 4

The Mississippi River is an example of channel flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Give a few examples of bed load.

Accepted Answer

Boulder, g

Question 6

The approximate percentage of Earth's water that is in the oceans is:

Accepted Answer

A)  100%. 
B)  97%. 
C)  93%. 
D)  55%. 
E)  50%. 
A)  100%. 
B)  97%. 
C)  93%. 
D)  55%. 
E)  50%.

Question 7

Distinguish sheet flow from channel flow.

Accepted Answer

With sheet flow, water moves in a more-o

Question 8

What is the difference between the velocity and the discharge of a stream?

Accepted Answer

The velocity is the rate or sp

Question 9

What is the gradient of a stream?

Accepted Answer

Stream gradient is t

Question 10

A change in base level leading to the formation of stream terraces can come about by ____________________ of the land over which the stream flows, or a(n) ____________________ of sea level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A change in base level leading to...

Question 11

Water enters the atmosphere by ____________________ from the ocean surface. Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

evaporatio

Question 12

A stream's velocity varies only along its length.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When flow is restricted to long, trough-like depressions, the flow is known as ____________________ flow.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When flow is restricted to long, trough-like...

Question 14

How and where do alluvial fans form?

Accepted Answer

Alluvial fans generally form on lowlands

Question 15

Dissolved load is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  invisible load of a stream. 
B)  abrasive load of a stream. 
C)  suspended load of a stream. 
D)  invisible and abrasive load of a stream. 
E)  abrasive and suspended load of a stream. 
A)  invisible load of a stream. 
B)  abrasive load of a stream. 
C)  suspended load of a stream. 
D)  invisible and abrasive load of a stream. 
E)  abrasive and suspended load of a stream.

Question 16

Surface runoff is confined to trough-like depressions of various sizes in channel flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In addition to dams and levees, what are two other measures that may be taken to control flooding?

Accepted Answer

Floodways

Question 18

The total surface region that provides runoff to a stream system is known as a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The total surface region that provides runoff...

Question 19

The percentage of atmospheric water that comes directly from the ocean is:

Accepted Answer

A)  95%. 
B)  85%. 
C)  65%. 
D)  35%. 
E)  15%. 
A)  95%. 
B)  85%. 
C)  65%. 
D)  35%. 
E)  15%.

Question 20

The gradient of streams tends to be ____________________ in their upper reaches and ____________________ in their lower reaches.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The gradient of streams tends to be...

What is progradation?

The ideal graded stream has a balance among what five factors?

What causes a stream to meander?

The Mississippi River is an example of channel flow.

Give a few examples of bed load.

The approximate percentage of Earth's water that is in the oceans is:

Distinguish sheet flow from channel flow.

What is the difference between the velocity and the discharge of a stream?

What is the gradient of a stream?

A change in base level leading to the formation of stream terraces can come about by of the land over which the stream flows, or a(n) of sea level.

Water enters the atmosphere by from the ocean surface. Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as .

A stream's velocity varies only along its length.

When flow is restricted to long, trough-like depressions, the flow is known as ____________________ flow.

How and where do alluvial fans form?

Dissolved load is the:

Surface runoff is confined to trough-like depressions of various sizes in channel flow.

In addition to dams and levees, what are two other measures that may be taken to control flooding?

The total surface region that provides runoff to a stream system is known as a(n) ____________________.

The percentage of atmospheric water that comes directly from the ocean is:

The gradient of streams tends to be in their upper reaches and in their lower reaches.

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What is progradation?

The ideal graded stream has a balance among what five factors?

What causes a stream to meander?

The Mississippi River is an example of channel flow.

Give a few examples of bed load.

The approximate percentage of Earth's water that is in the oceans is:

Distinguish sheet flow from channel flow.

What is the difference between the velocity and the discharge of a stream?

What is the gradient of a stream?

A change in base level leading to the formation of stream terraces can come about by ____________________ of the land over which the stream flows, or a(n) ____________________ of sea level.

Water enters the atmosphere by ____________________ from the ocean surface. Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as ____________________.

A stream's velocity varies only along its length.

When flow is restricted to long, trough-like depressions, the flow is known as ____________________ flow.

How and where do alluvial fans form?

Dissolved load is the:

Surface runoff is confined to trough-like depressions of various sizes in channel flow.

In addition to dams and levees, what are two other measures that may be taken to control flooding?

The total surface region that provides runoff to a stream system is known as a(n) ____________________.

The percentage of atmospheric water that comes directly from the ocean is:

The gradient of streams tends to be ____________________ in their upper reaches and ____________________ in their lower reaches.

Understanding Earth: a Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: a Unifying Theory

Minerals: the Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Mass Wasting

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Earth History

Life History

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A change in base level leading to the formation of stream terraces can come about by of the land over which the stream flows, or a(n) of sea level.

Water enters the atmosphere by from the ocean surface. Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as .

The gradient of streams tends to be in their upper reaches and in their lower reaches.