Question 1

Answer the following question(s) using the information provided in the graph below.
  
-Curve B best describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  an oxbow lake. 
B)  flash flood (also called an upland flood). 
C)  a riverine flood (also called a lowland flood). 
D)  a drainage basin. 
E)  a bank-full flood. 
A)  an oxbow lake. 
B)  flash flood (also called an upland flood). 
C)  a riverine flood (also called a lowland flood). 
D)  a drainage basin. 
E)  a bank-full flood.

Question 2

Answer the following question(s) using the information provided in the graph below.
  
-Curve A best describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  an oxbow lake. 
B)  flash flood (also called an upland flood). 
C)  a riverine flood (also called a lowland flood). 
D)  a drainage basin. 
E)  a bank-full flood. 
A)  an oxbow lake. 
B)  flash flood (also called an upland flood). 
C)  a riverine flood (also called a lowland flood). 
D)  a drainage basin. 
E)  a bank-full flood.

Question 3

The bank-full stage of a river is lower than the flood-stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is a recurrence interval?

Accepted Answer

A)  the year when a river floods 
B)  the distance between two tributaries 
C)  the entire historical record of flood events 
D)  the average time between past flood events of similar size 
E)  the highest level above flood stage 
A)  the year when a river floods 
B)  the distance between two tributaries 
C)  the entire historical record of flood events 
D)  the average time between past flood events of similar size 
E)  the highest level above flood stage

Question 5

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-suspended load

Accepted Answer

A)  process by which material is dragged, rolled, skipped, or bounced over the river bottom 
B)  location along a river where significant erosion can occur 
C)  water that flows into rivers when the ground is saturated 
D)  watershed's main river where tributaries merge 
E)  finer particles of material carried by a river 
A)  process by which material is dragged, rolled, skipped, or bounced over the river bottom 
B)  location along a river where significant erosion can occur 
C)  water that flows into rivers when the ground is saturated 
D)  watershed's main river where tributaries merge 
E)  finer particles of material carried by a river

Answer the following question(s) using the information provided in the graph below. -Curve B best describes:

Answer the following question(s) using the information provided in the graph below. -Curve A best describes:

The bank-full stage of a river is lower than the flood-stage.

What is a recurrence interval?

Match the following options to its correct definition. -suspended load

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Exam 7: Rivers and Flooding

Answer the following question(s) using the information provided in the graph below. -Curve B best describes:

Answer the following question(s) using the information provided in the graph below. -Curve A best describes:

The bank-full stage of a river is lower than the flood-stage.

What is a recurrence interval?

Match the following options to its correct definition. -suspended load

What Does Living With Earth Mean

Earth Systems

The Dynamic Geosphere and Plate Tectonics

Geosphere Materials

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Unstable Land

Changing Coasts

Water Resources

Soil Resources

Mineral Resources

Energy Resources

Atmosphere Resources and Climate Change

Managing Peoples Environmental Impact

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