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Study Guide Questions
1. Running water: a. is mainly a source of potential electrical power b. is just a nice landscape feature c. is a major force in the shaping of the earth's surface a. is mainly a source of potential electrical power
2. A stream is any flow of water confined to a well-defined channel. True or false?
3. A stream flows from its __________ to its __________, where it may empty into another stream, a lake, an interior basin, or the sea.
4. A stream's flow is measured by the amount of its __________, which is the volume of water flowing past a particular point in a given amount of time.
5. The area from which a stream transports water is its __________ ____________, or ___________.
6. A stream system with a dendritic pattern: a. is shaped like a tooth and its roots b. flows from a conical landform c. follows a linear pattern d. resembles a tree and its branches
7. Good examples of trellis pattern stream systems can be found in the Appalachians because these mountains are mostly conical in shape. True or false?
8. Fluvial processes include: a. erosion, transportation, and discharge b. erosion, transportation, and deposition c. erosion. evaporation, and condensation d. evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
9. A stream's rate of erosion depends on its ___________, ___________, the amount and kind of abrasive material it carries, and the surface over which it flows.
10. Turbulent flow occurs when several currents move in different directions. True or false?
11. Murky, or muddy water has a large amount of solid material in ___________.
12. The vertical drop of a stream bed over a given distance is its __________.
13. A steep drop in a stream's course that produces a waterfall is a: a. knickpoint b. fault c. bluff d. drainage divide
14. __________ ___________ occurs when headwater erosion cuts through a divide and causes the diversion of part of one stream into another.
15. Lateral erosion produces: a. wide valleys d. oxbox lakes b. cutoffs e. b,c, & d c. meanders f. all of the above
16. ____________ is the deposit left in a floodplain.
17. A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river is: a. a distributary b. an estuary c. a delta d. a sediment
18. A watershed is an example of an ___________ system.
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