Question 1

Very briefly, what is the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

the transfer of water from the ocean to

Question 2

Erosion of the streambed occurs by

Accepted Answer

A)  hydraulic action 
B)  abrasion 
C)  dissolution 
D)  all of the above 
A)  hydraulic action 
B)  abrasion 
C)  dissolution 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

What is the probability of occurrence of a ten-year flood in any given year?

Accepted Answer

one out of

Question 4

A large stream will tend to have a great competency but little capacity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A bird's-foot delta, such as that of the Mississippi River, is typically formed as which of the three types of marine deltas?

Accepted Answer

a stream-d

Question 6

The total load of a sediment a stream can carry consists of suspended load and bed load.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Briefly explain what happens to the two stream systems when one stream pirates another.

Accepted Answer

The pirating stream has more w

Question 8

A graded stream represents a balance between which of the following variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  gradient and channel characteristics 
B)  flow velocity 
C)  sediment load 
D)  A and B 
E)  all of the above 
A)  gradient and channel characteristics 
B)  flow velocity 
C)  sediment load 
D)  A and B 
E)  all of the above

Question 9

What is the base level of a stream?

Accepted Answer

the lower

Question 10

Why doesn't Venus have surface water?

Accepted Answer

Its runaway greenhou

Question 11

What is a stream terrace?

Accepted Answer

an uplifted erosional remnant

Question 12

How does an incised meander form?

Accepted Answer

A graded stream near baselevel

Question 13

A dendritic drainage pattern develops when more sediment is supplied to a stream than can be transported by it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The type of flow, laminar or turbulent, is controlled by

Accepted Answer

A)  flow discharge 
B)  water temperature 
C)  flow velocity 
D)  water viscosity 
E)  mud content 
A)  flow discharge 
B)  water temperature 
C)  flow velocity 
D)  water viscosity 
E)  mud content

Very briefly, what is the hydrologic cycle?

Erosion of the streambed occurs by

What is the probability of occurrence of a ten-year flood in any given year?

A large stream will tend to have a great competency but little capacity.

A bird's-foot delta, such as that of the Mississippi River, is typically formed as which of the three types of marine deltas?

The total load of a sediment a stream can carry consists of suspended load and bed load.

Briefly explain what happens to the two stream systems when one stream pirates another.

A graded stream represents a balance between which of the following variables?

What is the base level of a stream?

Why doesn't Venus have surface water?

What is a stream terrace?

How does an incised meander form?

A dendritic drainage pattern develops when more sediment is supplied to a stream than can be transported by it.

The type of flow, laminar or turbulent, is controlled by

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Exam 15: Running Water

Very briefly, what is the hydrologic cycle?

Erosion of the streambed occurs by

What is the probability of occurrence of a ten-year flood in any given year?

A large stream will tend to have a great competency but little capacity.

A bird's-foot delta, such as that of the Mississippi River, is typically formed as which of the three types of marine deltas?

The total load of a sediment a stream can carry consists of suspended load and bed load.

Briefly explain what happens to the two stream systems when one stream pirates another.

A graded stream represents a balance between which of the following variables?

What is the base level of a stream?

Why doesn't Venus have surface water?

What is a stream terrace?

How does an incised meander form?

A dendritic drainage pattern develops when more sediment is supplied to a stream than can be transported by it.

The type of flow, laminar or turbulent, is controlled by

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, Erosion, and Soil

Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles

Earthquakes

Earths Interior

The Seafloor

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Evolution of Continents

Mass Wasting

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Winds and Deserts

Shorelines and Shoreline Processes

Geology and Humanity

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