Multiple Choice
Stream piracy occurs when:
A) a stream cuts through a separating strip and bypasses a stream meander.
B) one stream captures the headwaters of another stream on the opposite side of a drainage divide.
C) degradation causes the stream to erode its bed and reduce its gradient.
D) erosion causes a waterfall to migrate upstream and reduce its height until it no longer exists.
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