Stream properties

Streams are

• most of the fresh water on Earth.

• water flowing in a channel.

• part of the tectonic cycle.

• never dangerous.

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Which type of stream load is most likely to change water color?

• dissolved

• suspended

• bed

• delta

As you move from the head of a stream to the mouth, which of the following increases? Select all that apply.

• discharge

• channel size

• capacity

• competence

Braided streams are found on steep ground near the __________ of a stream.

• mouth

• head

• basin

• cut bank

As water velocity decreases, sediment is

• suspended

• eroded

• dissolved

• deposited