Exam 2

The natural shifting of a stream path over time is known as...

• saltation

• stream migration

• depostion

... is the accumulation of material after it has been transported.

• erosion

• deposition

• thalweg

Stream migration is characteristic of which type of stream?

• meandering stream

• braided stream

There is uniform velocity within a stream channel.

• True

• False

The ..... is created by erosion of the stream bank and the ..... is created by deposited sediments.

• cut bank, point bar

• point bar, cut bank

The part of the stream channel where water moves the fastest is known as the...

• velocity

• alluvium

• thalweg

Stream velocity is.... on the outside of a curve and.... on the inside of a curve.

• highest, lowest

• lowest, highest

• the same

Order the sediment grain sizes from fine grained to coarse grained:

• clay --> silt --> sand --> gravel

• silt --> clay --> sand --> gravel

• gravel --> sand --> silt --> clay

the material being carried by a stream is...

• stream load

• suspension

• materials

Which type of stream load makes the water cloudy?

• suspended load

• bed load

• dissolved load