Earth Science Ch. 9

Soil with vegetation allows __________ water to infiltrate than soil without vegetation.

• more

• less

• ten times more

• the same amount of

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How is Earth's water supply recycled?

• the water cycle

• through lakes

• rivers

• it isn't

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What is the broad, flat area that extends from the banks of a stream?

• meander

• cut bank

• channel

• floodplain

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Water that flows downslope along Earth's surface is called __________.

• discharge

• precipitation

• runoff

• bed load

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If gardeners want more water to infiltrate into their gardens, how should they change the soil?

• increase the amount of silt sized particles

• increase the amount of coarse particles

• increase the amount of clay-sized particles

• decrease the amount of humus

How can a watershed's water quality be measured?

• measuring the average stream velocity

• measuring the concentration of material in solution

• measuring the erosion

• measuring the water temperature

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What confines the water of a stream?

• delta

• headwater

• stream banks

• meander

Where does water accumulate to supply a stream?

• headwaters

• stream channel

• mouth

• delta

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__________ are depositional features formed at the bases of slopes.

• oxbow lakes

• meanders

• alluvial fans

• stream channels

The amount of material in suspension is dependent upon the __________ of the stream water.

• volume and velocity

• solutes

• bed load

• stream channel