Exam 15: River Systems and Landforms

Describe the formation and typical characteristics of a floodplain.

A stream's volume of flow per unit of time is its

A drainage divide that separates drainage basins that empty into different bodies of water surrounding a continent are know as

Describe or draw and label the stages of development of an oxbow lake, from meander bend to cut off to oxbow lake, including the location of cut banks and point bars.

The ultimate base level is sea level.

A central peak,such as a volcanic mountain, generally produces a ________ drainage pattern.

Cone-shaped deposits of sediment often found at mouth of canyons in arid and semiarid climates are called

An alluvial terrace is evidence of aggradation.

Describe the formation of alluvial fans and bajadas.

The degradation of a landscape by weathering, erosion, and transportation will ultimately reduce the landscape down to

Which of the following is not factored when considering discharge?

A 10-year flood has an annual exceedance probability of 10%.

A yazoo tributary stream cannot join with the main river in an area because

A braided stream is indicative of excess sedimentation.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

The sediment load consisting of fine-grained clastic particles held aloft in the stream is the

Physical weathering is the main process that contributes to the dissolved load of streams.

Which of the following is used to measure streamflow?

The construction of a dam across a river is likely to cause ________ upstream and ________ downstream.

The science of water and its global circulation, distribution, and properties is known as