ES 6.1 Formative

The movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces is called _____.

• runoff

• evaporation

• infiltration

• discharge

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_____ is the slope or steepness of a stream channel.

_____ is the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given unit of time.

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The ability of a stream to erode and transport materials depends largely on its _____.

What is the world's largest river based on discharge?

When gradient DECREASES between a stream's headwaters and mouth, discharge _____.

• increases

• decreases

• doesn't change

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The lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel is called

• base leve

• gradienc

• discharge

A stream that empties into another stream is called a _____.

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A stream in a broad, flat-bottomed valley that is near to its base level often develops a course with many bends called _____.

• gradients

• tributaries

• base levels

• meanders

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The unending circulation of Earth's water supply is called the _____ cycle.

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