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Study Guide Answers
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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
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c |
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2.
A stream is any flow of water confined to a well-defined channel. True or false?
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true |
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A stream flows from its __________ to its __________, where it may empty into another
stream, a lake, an interior basin, or the sea.
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source; mouth |
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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.
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discharge |
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The area from which a stream transports water is its __________ ____________, or
___________.
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drainage basin, watershed |
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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
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d |
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Good examples of trellis pattern stream systems can be found in the Appalachians because
these mountains are mostly conical in shape. True or false?
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false |
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8.
Fluvial processes include:
a. erosion, transportation, and discharge b. erosion, transportation, and deposition
c. erosion. evaporation, and condensation d. evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
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b |
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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.
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volume, velocity |
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10.
Turbulent flow occurs when several currents move in different directions. True or false?
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true |
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11.
Murky, or muddy water has a large amount of solid material in ___________.
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suspension |
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The vertical drop of a stream bed over a given distance is its __________.
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gradient |
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13.
A steep drop in a stream's course that produces a waterfall is a:
a. knickpoint b. fault c. bluff d. drainage divide
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a |
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14.
__________ ___________ occurs when headwater erosion cuts through a divide and
causes the diversion of part of one stream into another.
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Stream capture |
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Lateral erosion produces:
a. wide valleys d. oxbox lakes b. cutoffs e. b,c, & d c. meanders f. all of the above
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f |
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____________ is the deposit left in a floodplain.
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Alluvium |
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A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river is:
a. a distributary b. an estuary c. a delta d. a sediment
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c |
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18.
A watershed is an example of an ___________ system.
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open |
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