Water Test

What is the largest river by discharge in the world?

• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Rio Grand
• Sacramento

What is the largest river by discharge in the USA?

• Sacramento
• Mississippi
• Amazon
• Rio Grand

What is the ultimate base level for any stream?

• The bottom
• The ocean
• A canyon
• A pond

Why does the discharge of a river increase as the gradient decreases?

• Energy isn't lost so more water is flowing past a point
• Gravity does work
• Not true
• The water gathers due to its viscosity

A stream that feeds into another stream

• Discharge
• Tributary
• Meander
• Delta

The amount of water flowing through a stream

• Drainage basin
• Gradient
• Discharge

An area where sediment acumulates

• Tributary
• Meander
• Discharge
• Delta

A natural bend in a river caused by erosion

• Gradient
• Meander
• Tributary
• Delta

Drop in elevation over horizontal distance

• Gradient
• Meander
• Tributary
• Drainage Basin

Rank from largest to smallest: Suspended Load, Bedload, Dissolved Load

• Suspended Load, Bedload, Dissolved Load
• Suspended Load, Dissolved Load, Bed Load
• Bedload, Suspended Load, Dissolved Load