Question 1

All flowing water on the continents' surfaces is confined to stream channels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A meander that is cut off to become completely isolated from the main channel,but which retains water,is a(n)____________.

Accepted Answer

A) meander neck 
B) cut bank 
C) oxbow lake 
D) abandoned meander 
A) meander neck 
B) cut bank 
C) oxbow lake 
D) abandoned meander

Question 3

Ephemeral streams ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) consist of a series of intertwined channels that are overloaded with sediment 
B) have flowing water either episodically or during a portion of the year 
C) have a channel that is highly sinuous (curvy) 
D) are those that divert flow from streams they have intersected through stream erosion. 
A) consist of a series of intertwined channels that are overloaded with sediment 
B) have flowing water either episodically or during a portion of the year 
C) have a channel that is highly sinuous (curvy) 
D) are those that divert flow from streams they have intersected through stream erosion.

Question 4

The stream gradient of most rivers ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) is greater near the source than near the mouth 
B) is greater near the mouth than near the source 
C) does not change significantly as the river flows downstream 
D) is greater for a meandering stream than for any other type 
A) is greater near the source than near the mouth 
B) is greater near the mouth than near the source 
C) does not change significantly as the river flows downstream 
D) is greater for a meandering stream than for any other type

Question 5

Which has greater competence?

Accepted Answer

A) a small mountain stream 
B) the Mississippi River 
A) a small mountain stream 
B) the Mississippi River

All flowing water on the continents' surfaces is confined to stream channels.

A meander that is cut off to become completely isolated from the main channel,but which retains water,is a(n)____________.

Ephemeral streams ____________.

The stream gradient of most rivers ____________.

Which has greater competence?

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Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

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An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

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Exam 17: Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water

All flowing water on the continents' surfaces is confined to stream channels.

A meander that is cut off to become completely isolated from the main channel,but which retains water,is a(n)____________.

Ephemeral streams ____________.

The stream gradient of most rivers ____________.

Which has greater competence?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rock

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: A Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Cracks, crags, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Settings: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

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