Exam 16: Fluvial Processes

Sea level is the base level, or lower limit, of stream downcutting.

________ is the counterpart of "scouring."

Why are meandering streams frequently poor political boundaries? Give an example in your state or country.

A(n) ________ pattern of drainage usually develops on alternating bands of hard and soft strata.

The process in which small particles are moved along by streamflow or wind in a series of jumps or bounces is ________.

Equilibrium theory is the currently accepted explanation of landform development.

In the system of stream orders, the smallest unit in the network is at the ________.

What evidence might you find to to indicate that there is a relative lack of geologic control over the drainage pattern on a particular map?

Of the following fluvial terms, which is most closely associated with stream capture?

Which of the following is NOT a component of stream load?

A monadnock is an erosional remnant on a peneplain surface.

________ transport(s) materials directly after they are loosened by splash erosion.

Marking the outer edge of floodplains are landforms called ________.

A steep walled defile with a V-shaped profile and narrow valley floor would, according to the geomorphic cycle, be in the ________ stage.

Many streams have drainage patterns unrelated to the underlying geologic structure.

If a stream's velocity is doubled, its competence ________.

Drainage patterns are most commonly a response to geologic structure.

The general term applied to stream-deposited debris is ________.

The deepest part of a stream channel is known as the ________.

The drainage pattern common in ridge and valley landscapes is ________.