Question 1

Stream terraces represent

Accepted Answer

A) older floodplains of a river that has incised downward. 
B) cutoff meanders of a meandering stream. 
C) areas where sea level has risen and waves beveled across the coast. 
D) None of these are correct. 
A) older floodplains of a river that has incised downward. 
B) cutoff meanders of a meandering stream. 
C) areas where sea level has risen and waves beveled across the coast. 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 2

Which site along this stream would have the highest velocity for that segment of the stream?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 3

The type of feature shown in this figure is

Accepted Answer

A) a braided stream. 
B) river terraces. 
C) alluvial fans. 
D) entrenched meanders. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) a braided stream. 
B) river terraces. 
C) alluvial fans. 
D) entrenched meanders. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 4

What would happen if the ice in this area melted away?

Accepted Answer

A) The land near the ice would drop due to isostatic rebound. 
B) Rivers could change direction and flow away from the area once covered by ice. 
C) The land subsides because the ice is removed. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) The land near the ice would drop due to isostatic rebound. 
B) Rivers could change direction and flow away from the area once covered by ice. 
C) The land subsides because the ice is removed. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Comparing these two curves on this hydrograph,the solid curve could record

Accepted Answer

A) a shorter but more intense precipitation event. 
B) the response of the stream to urbanization. 
C) a more rapid spring snowmelt. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) a shorter but more intense precipitation event. 
B) the response of the stream to urbanization. 
C) a more rapid spring snowmelt. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Which of the following can influence a stream's profile?

Accepted Answer

A) A rise in sea level 
B) A fall in sea level 
C) Tectonics 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) A rise in sea level 
B) A fall in sea level 
C) Tectonics 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

Which of the following influences whether a flood occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) The height of levees 
B) The amount of discharge 
C) Urbanization (replacing farms or natural land with buildings) 
D) The width of the channel 
E) All of these are influences. 
A) The height of levees 
B) The amount of discharge 
C) Urbanization (replacing farms or natural land with buildings) 
D) The width of the channel 
E) All of these are influences.

Question 8

Which of the following features are generally not associated with mountain streams and rivers?

Accepted Answer

A) Waterfalls 
B) Rapids 
C) Canyons incised into bedrock 
D) Meanders 
A) Waterfalls 
B) Rapids 
C) Canyons incised into bedrock 
D) Meanders

Question 9

What type of stream is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Meandering stream 
B) Braided stream 
C) A stream whose main channel has high sinuosity 
D) An esker 
A) Meandering stream 
B) Braided stream 
C) A stream whose main channel has high sinuosity 
D) An esker

Question 10

Feature A,formed where the Nile River encounters the Mediterranean Sea,is

Accepted Answer

A) a landslide. 
B) a series of waterfalls. 
C) a delta. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) a landslide. 
B) a series of waterfalls. 
C) a delta. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Which of the features on this aerial photograph represents the former position of a meander?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) Both C and D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
E) Both C and D

Question 12

What is the pattern of discharge shown by this hydrograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Discharge gradually increases and quickly decreases. 
B) Discharge quickly increases and gradually decreases. 
C) Discharge gradually decreases and quickly increases. 
D) Discharges quickly decreases and gradually increases. 
A) Discharge gradually increases and quickly decreases. 
B) Discharge quickly increases and gradually decreases. 
C) Discharge gradually decreases and quickly increases. 
D) Discharges quickly decreases and gradually increases.

Question 13

Compared with curve 2 on this hydrograph,what is a possible explanation for curve 1?

Accepted Answer

A) The basin for curve 1 has steeper slopes than the basin for curve 2. 
B) The storm recorded by curve 1 was shorter and more intense than the storm represented by curve 2. 
C) Curve 1 shows the same area as curve 2 but after urbanization. 
D) All of these are possible. 
A) The basin for curve 1 has steeper slopes than the basin for curve 2. 
B) The storm recorded by curve 1 was shorter and more intense than the storm represented by curve 2. 
C) Curve 1 shows the same area as curve 2 but after urbanization. 
D) All of these are possible.

Question 14

Where do mountain streams get most of their load of sediment?

Accepted Answer

A) Landslides,slope failures,and erosion of the mountain sides 
B) Downward incision into bedrock 
C) Abrasion of bedrock along the bottom of the channel 
D) Alluvial fans 
A) Landslides,slope failures,and erosion of the mountain sides 
B) Downward incision into bedrock 
C) Abrasion of bedrock along the bottom of the channel 
D) Alluvial fans

Question 15

What was the cause of flooding in the 1993 upper Mississippi River flood?

Accepted Answer

A) Heavy snowmelt in Canada sent large volumes of water down the river in the spring. 
B) A dam failed because it had been built in a risky place near a fault. 
C) Persistent thunderstorms caused large amounts of rainfall over a several-state region. 
D) Winter produced rain that melted snow that was on the ground. 
A) Heavy snowmelt in Canada sent large volumes of water down the river in the spring. 
B) A dam failed because it had been built in a risky place near a fault. 
C) Persistent thunderstorms caused large amounts of rainfall over a several-state region. 
D) Winter produced rain that melted snow that was on the ground.

Question 16

Which of the following is the main reason that a delta forms when a stream flows into a lake or sea?

Accepted Answer

A) The stream flows backward during high tide. 
B) Ocean waves push the sediment up onto the beach. 
C) The velocity of the stream decreases. 
D) The stream began downcutting during the ice ages. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) The stream flows backward during high tide. 
B) Ocean waves push the sediment up onto the beach. 
C) The velocity of the stream decreases. 
D) The stream began downcutting during the ice ages. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 17

Which of the following typically decreases downstream in a river?

Accepted Answer

A) Flow velocity 
B) Discharge 
C) Channel size 
D) Maximum sediment grain size 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Flow velocity 
B) Discharge 
C) Channel size 
D) Maximum sediment grain size 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 18

What does the associated graph indicate about a stream?

Accepted Answer

A) Silt and clay are carried in suspension under most stream velocities. 
B) Sand and gravel are deposited at low velocities but transported at higher velocities. 
C) Sand is carried in suspension only at high velocities. 
D) As fast-moving water slows down,fine sand can switch from transport by suspension to the bed load. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Silt and clay are carried in suspension under most stream velocities. 
B) Sand and gravel are deposited at low velocities but transported at higher velocities. 
C) Sand is carried in suspension only at high velocities. 
D) As fast-moving water slows down,fine sand can switch from transport by suspension to the bed load. 
E) All of these are correct.

Stream terraces represent

Which site along this stream would have the highest velocity for that segment of the stream?

The type of feature shown in this figure is

What would happen if the ice in this area melted away?

Comparing these two curves on this hydrograph,the solid curve could record

Which of the following can influence a stream's profile?

Which of the following influences whether a flood occurs?

Which of the following features are generally not associated with mountain streams and rivers?

What type of stream is shown in this photograph?

Feature A,formed where the Nile River encounters the Mediterranean Sea,is

Which of the features on this aerial photograph represents the former position of a meander?

What is the pattern of discharge shown by this hydrograph?

Compared with curve 2 on this hydrograph,what is a possible explanation for curve 1?

Where do mountain streams get most of their load of sediment?

What was the cause of flooding in the 1993 upper Mississippi River flood?

Which of the following is the main reason that a delta forms when a stream flows into a lake or sea?

Which of the following typically decreases downstream in a river?

What does the associated graph indicate about a stream?

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Exam 13: Streams and Flooding

Stream terraces represent

Which site along this stream would have the highest velocity for that segment of the stream?

The type of feature shown in this figure is

What would happen if the ice in this area melted away?

Comparing these two curves on this hydrograph,the solid curve could record

Which of the following can influence a stream's profile?

Which of the following influences whether a flood occurs?

Which of the following features are generally not associated with mountain streams and rivers?

What type of stream is shown in this photograph?

Feature A,formed where the Nile River encounters the Mediterranean Sea,is

Which of the features on this aerial photograph represents the former position of a meander?

What is the pattern of discharge shown by this hydrograph?

Compared with curve 2 on this hydrograph,what is a possible explanation for curve 1?

Where do mountain streams get most of their load of sediment?

What was the cause of flooding in the 1993 upper Mississippi River flood?

Which of the following is the main reason that a delta forms when a stream flows into a lake or sea?

Which of the following typically decreases downstream in a river?

What does the associated graph indicate about a stream?

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Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

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Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

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