Question 1

Which of these characteristics would increase surface runoff? ​

Accepted Answer

A) more permeable soils 
B) shallower slopes 
C) thicker soils 
D) less vegetation 
E) larger infiltration capacities 
A) more permeable soils 
B) shallower slopes 
C) thicker soils 
D) less vegetation 
E) larger infiltration capacities

Question 2

Describe some of the ways a stream changes between its source and its mouth. ​

Accepted Answer

The gradient of an idealized stream decr

Question 3

Stream terraces along the sides of river valleys are usually evidence of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) mass wasting 
B) trellis drainage 
C) distributary channels 
D) changes in base level or tectonic movements 
E) wind action 
A) mass wasting 
B) trellis drainage 
C) distributary channels 
D) changes in base level or tectonic movements 
E) wind action

Question 4

Some grains that are too large and heavy to be carried in suspension bounce along the channel bottom in a process known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some grains that are too large and...

Question 5

Streams with _____ flow are empty of water much of the time. ​

Accepted Answer

A) trunk ​ 
B) base 
C) ephemeral 
D) perennial 
E) distributary 
A) trunk ​ 
B) base 
C) ephemeral 
D) perennial 
E) distributary

Question 6

A stream sorts particles by size, transporting the sizes that it can and depositing larger ones. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Net deposition of sediments results in a building up, or _______________, of the landscape. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Net deposition of sediments results in a...

Question 8

Pebbles and cobbles would most likely be transported by a river as _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) bed load 
B) discharge load 
C) suspended load 
D) solution load 
E) base flow 
A) bed load 
B) discharge load 
C) suspended load 
D) solution load 
E) base flow

Question 9

Antecedent streams can flow through a mountain range because _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) extreme flow velocities allowed them to flow over the top of the mountains 
B) bedrock solution gradually opens a tunnel through the mountains that collapses 
C) headward erosion connects two streams on opposite sides of the mountains 
D) the gap in the mountains existed before the stream flowed through it 
E) the stream existed before the establishment of the mountains 
A) extreme flow velocities allowed them to flow over the top of the mountains 
B) bedrock solution gradually opens a tunnel through the mountains that collapses 
C) headward erosion connects two streams on opposite sides of the mountains 
D) the gap in the mountains existed before the stream flowed through it 
E) the stream existed before the establishment of the mountains

Question 10

The boundary between adjacent drainage basins is called the _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) catchment 
B) drainage divide 
C) alluvial fan 
D) medial moraine 
E) interfluve 
A) catchment 
B) drainage divide 
C) alluvial fan 
D) medial moraine 
E) interfluve

Question 11

What is a floodplain and how is it formed? ​

Accepted Answer

​ Floodplains constitute the often exten

Question 12

Every stream has a base level. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain how a stream that is initially nearly straight can eventually produce an oxbow lake. ​

Accepted Answer

Slight meanders in the stream become exa

Question 14

Describe some of the factors that determine how much surface runoff or infiltration occurs. ​

Accepted Answer

Runoff is generated when the amount of p

Question 15

The finest solid particles in a stream are carried in _______________, buoyed by vertical turbulence. ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The finest solid particles in a stream...

Question 16

In most cases, streams with perennial flow continue to receive water between precipitation events because of _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) aquicludes 
B) traction 
C) peak flow 
D) flood crests 
E) base flow 
A) aquicludes 
B) traction 
C) peak flow 
D) flood crests 
E) base flow

Question 17

The total length of channels within a drainage basin in relation to total area is called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) stream order 
B) drainage density 
C) stream capacity 
D) stream discharge 
E) stream gradient 
A) stream order 
B) drainage density 
C) stream capacity 
D) stream discharge 
E) stream gradient

Question 18

The physical process by which water alone removes pieces of rock from a stream channel is called _____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) corrosion 
B) Abrasion 
C) attrition 
D) hydraulic action 
E) saltation 
A) corrosion 
B) Abrasion 
C) attrition 
D) hydraulic action 
E) saltation

Question 19

Two third-order streams must join to form a second-order stream. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A thin layer of unchannelized surface water flow is called _______________ (two words). ​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A thin layer of unchannelized surface water...

Which of these characteristics would increase surface runoff?

Describe some of the ways a stream changes between its source and its mouth.

Stream terraces along the sides of river valleys are usually evidence of _____.

Some grains that are too large and heavy to be carried in suspension bounce along the channel bottom in a process known as _______________.

Streams with _____ flow are empty of water much of the time.

A stream sorts particles by size, transporting the sizes that it can and depositing larger ones.

Net deposition of sediments results in a building up, or _______________, of the landscape.

Pebbles and cobbles would most likely be transported by a river as _____.

Antecedent streams can flow through a mountain range because _____.

The boundary between adjacent drainage basins is called the _____.

What is a floodplain and how is it formed?

Every stream has a base level.

Explain how a stream that is initially nearly straight can eventually produce an oxbow lake.

Describe some of the factors that determine how much surface runoff or infiltration occurs.

The finest solid particles in a stream are carried in _______________, buoyed by vertical turbulence.

In most cases, streams with perennial flow continue to receive water between precipitation events because of _____.

The total length of channels within a drainage basin in relation to total area is called _____.

The physical process by which water alone removes pieces of rock from a stream channel is called _____.

Two third-order streams must join to form a second-order stream.

A thin layer of unchannelized surface water flow is called _______________ (two words).

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Which of these characteristics would increase surface runoff? ​

Describe some of the ways a stream changes between its source and its mouth. ​

Stream terraces along the sides of river valleys are usually evidence of _____. ​

Some grains that are too large and heavy to be carried in suspension bounce along the channel bottom in a process known as _______________.

Streams with _____ flow are empty of water much of the time. ​

A stream sorts particles by size, transporting the sizes that it can and depositing larger ones. ​

Net deposition of sediments results in a building up, or _______________, of the landscape. ​

Pebbles and cobbles would most likely be transported by a river as _____. ​

Antecedent streams can flow through a mountain range because _____. ​

The boundary between adjacent drainage basins is called the _____. ​

What is a floodplain and how is it formed? ​

Every stream has a base level. ​

Explain how a stream that is initially nearly straight can eventually produce an oxbow lake. ​

Describe some of the factors that determine how much surface runoff or infiltration occurs. ​

The finest solid particles in a stream are carried in _______________, buoyed by vertical turbulence. ​

In most cases, streams with perennial flow continue to receive water between precipitation events because of _____. ​

The total length of channels within a drainage basin in relation to total area is called _____. ​

The physical process by which water alone removes pieces of rock from a stream channel is called _____. ​

Two third-order streams must join to form a second-order stream. ​

A thin layer of unchannelized surface water flow is called _______________ (two words). ​

Physical Geography: Earth Environments and Systems

Representations of Earth

Earth-Sun Relationships and Solar Energy

The Atmosphere, Temperature, and the Heat Budget

Atmospheric Pressure, Winds, and Circulation Patterns

Moisture, Condensation, and Precipitation

Air Masses and Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Low-Latitude and Arid Climate Regions

Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

Biogeography

Soils and Soil Development

Earth Materials and Plate Tectonics

Tectonism and Volcanism

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Subsurface Water and Karst

Arid Region and Eolian Landforms

Glacial Systems and Landforms

Coastal Processes and Landforms

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Which of these characteristics would increase surface runoff?

Describe some of the ways a stream changes between its source and its mouth.

Stream terraces along the sides of river valleys are usually evidence of _____.

Streams with _____ flow are empty of water much of the time.

A stream sorts particles by size, transporting the sizes that it can and depositing larger ones.

Net deposition of sediments results in a building up, or _______________, of the landscape.

Pebbles and cobbles would most likely be transported by a river as _____.

Antecedent streams can flow through a mountain range because _____.

The boundary between adjacent drainage basins is called the _____.

What is a floodplain and how is it formed?

Every stream has a base level.

Explain how a stream that is initially nearly straight can eventually produce an oxbow lake.

Describe some of the factors that determine how much surface runoff or infiltration occurs.

The finest solid particles in a stream are carried in _______________, buoyed by vertical turbulence.

In most cases, streams with perennial flow continue to receive water between precipitation events because of _____.

The total length of channels within a drainage basin in relation to total area is called _____.

The physical process by which water alone removes pieces of rock from a stream channel is called _____.

Two third-order streams must join to form a second-order stream.

A thin layer of unchannelized surface water flow is called _______________ (two words).