Depositional Features of Streams

unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts

• glacial drift
• stratified drift
• till
• glacier

Which profile best shows the general depositional pattern that occurs when water from a stream enters

the ocean?

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Each of the rock particles below has the same density

and volume. Which particle will most likely settle at

the fastest rate in moving water?

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Four quartz samples of equal size and shape were

placed in a stream. Which of the four quartz samples

below has most likely been transported farthest in the

stream?

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Which size particle will remain suspended longest as

a river enters the ocean?

• pebble

• sand

• silt

• clay

Quartz particles of varying sizes are dropped at the same time into deep, calm water. Which cross section best represents the settling pattern of these particles?

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The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.

• Slower
• Broader
• Faster
• Curvier

Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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The diagram represents a meandering stream flowing into the ocean. Letter C indicates a triangular-shaped depositional feature where the stream enters the ocean.

The triangular-shaped depositional feature indicated by letter C is a

• Floodplain

• Delta

• Ellipse

• Water Table

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A river's velocity slows from 100 to 50 centimeters per second at a point in its channel. Which statement best describes the transport and deposition of particles at this point?

• Clay, silt, sand, pebbles, and smaller cobblesstay in transport; some cobbles are deposited.

• Clay, silt, sand, and smaller pebbles stay in transport; some pebbles are deposited.

• Clay, silt, and smaller sand stay in transport;some sand is deposited.

• Clay and smaller silt stay in transport; some silt is deposited.