Chapter 9 Earth Science Surface Water Putman

Water flowing downslope along Earth's surface is called ___.

• water fall

• runoff

• water shed

• stream

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running water is an agent of ________, carrying sediments in streams and rivers and depositing them downstream.

• erosion

• force

• gravity

• elevation

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Infiltration of water into the ground depends on the number of open ________.

• divide

• holes

• fissures

• pores

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All the land area that drains into a stream system is the system’s _________.

• runoff

• bed load

• watershed

• discharge

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Elevated land areas called __________ separate one watershed from another.

• mountains

• divides

• water splits

• water falls

A stream’s __________ is the material the stream carries.

• load

• bed

• carrying

• discharge

Streams _________ paths through sediment and rock, forming V-shaped stream valleys

• cut

• divide

• suspensions

• erode

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Water from precipitation gathers in gullies at a stream’s ___________.

• beds

• headwaters

• planes

• banks

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Stream water flows in channels confined by the stream’s ___________.

• bed

• stream channel

• delta

• banks

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Alluvial fans and deltas form when stream _______ decreased and sediment is deposited.

• acceleration

• velocity

• speed

• force