Erosional-Deposition Systems: Streams

The diagram below shows a portion of a stream. The sand bar formed as a direct result of 

• erosion due to a decrease in stream velocity 
• erosion due to an increase in stream velocity
• deposition due to a decrease in stream velocity
• deposition due to an increase in stream velocity 

Sediments are deposited in a river delta because the 

• velocity of the river decreased
• force of gravity decreased
• volume of the river increases
• gradient of the river increases

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The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a 

• Delta
• Watershed
• Valley
• Floodplain

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At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a stream. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than than the stream bank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of the meander is moving

• Slower, causing deposition
• Faster, causing deposition
• Slower, causing erosion
• Faster, causing erosion

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Streams with steep gradients have a(n) _____ velocity than those with gentle gradients.

• Greater
• Lesser
• Average
• None of these

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The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.

• Slower
• Broader
• Faster
• Curvier

What is a floodplain?

• The area near a river that floods when water levels get to be too high.

• The area near a river that looks boring or dull.

• The process of water levels going over a river or stream bank.

• Water gathering on the surface of the Earth because it doesn't seep into the ground.

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The greatest stream velocity are found closest to points

• A and B

• B and C

• C and A

• D and A

The diagram below shows the path of a river. What is the U-shaped feature called?

• an alluvial fan

• a delta

• a meander

• an oxbow lake

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