7.4 Stream Features

• "Bedrock Geology Locations of New York State"

• "Landscape Regions of New York State"

• "Watershed Areas of New York State"

• "Tectonic Plate Boundaries in New York State"

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In general, the probability of flooding decreases when there is an increase in the amount of

• snow melt

• precipitation

• infiltration

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During a heavy rainfall, runoff will be greatest on a soil that has an infiltration (permeability) rate of

• 1.2 cm/s

• 0.1 cm/s

• 0.2 cm/s

• 0.3 cm/s

Which set of conditions would produce the most runoff of precipitation?

• gentle slope and permeable surface

• gentle slope and impermeable surface

• steep slope and permeable surface

• steep slope and impermeable surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

As the gradient of a stream increases, the stream's ability to carry sediment

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Which graph best represents the relationship between the distance from the river delta into the ocean and the average size of sediments deposited on the ocean floor?

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• The rate of deposition is greater than the rate of erosion.

• Sea level is slowly falling.

• Sea level is slowly rising.

• The rate of deposition is less than the rate of erosion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

• V-shaped valley

• meander

• delta

• floodplain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The choices below represent stages in the formation of a meandering river.

Which sequence best represents the usual changes over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2