Exam 5: Running Water and Groundwater

The lowest base level for most streams is sea level.

A ________ stream pattern develops on lands underlain by alternating bands of resistant and less-resistant rock.

What stream characteristic is measured by the size of the largest particle that a stream can move?

The water table is ________.

Which of the following must result in a lower base level for rivers and streams?

The formation of stalactites and stalagmites occurs in the zone of saturation.

More water is evaporated from the ocean than is returned to the ocean by precipitation.

________ would have the largest capacity to naturally remove sewage pollutants.

________ is an abandoned, cutoff, meander loop.

Which of the following is the correct definition of stream gradient?

Which of the following is associated with areas of karst topography?

A ________ drainage pattern is common in areas where the bedrock is criss-crossed by a series of joints and/or faults.

A ________ is the icicle-like speleothem that grows down from the roof of a cavern.