HS SCI CHP 14: Part 8 -Alluvial Channels

If you were flying over a mountainous region and saw a network of small, interwoven channels separated by bars of deposited sediment, what would you be looking at?

• Meandering river system
• Delta formation
• Alluvial fan
• Braided river system

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What is the loose sedimentary material that can be deposited in stream channels called?

• Basalt
• Alluvium

• Aluminum

• Ansil Adams

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If an alluvial channel takes a winding course through a valley, it is likely which type of channel?

• Meandering channel
• Ephemeral channel
• Braided channel
• Straight channel

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Which process enables alluvial channels to change their shape or course over time?

• Water flow direction
• Vegetation growth
• Soil compaction
• Erosion and sediment deposition

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If a meander cutoff happens within a meandering channel, what is left behind?

• An oxbow lake
• A sediment deposit
• A floodplain
• A river delta

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