Meandering 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 

The map below represents a river as it enters a lake. 
At which locations is the amount of deposition greater than the amount of erosion?

• A,C and E
• B, D and F
• B, C, and F
• A, D and E

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The map below shows an overhead view of sediments that have accumulated at the bottom of a lake. Points A through D represent locations on the shoreline of the lake. A river most likely flows into the lake nearest to location

• A
• B
• C
• D

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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

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

• Delta
• Watershed
• Valley
• Floodplain

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

• A
• B
• C
• D

Trees growing on the edge of a river's meander are most likely to fall into the river due to 

• deposition on the inside of the meander
• deposition on the outside of the meander
• erosion on the inside of the meander
• erosion on the outside of the meander

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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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The columns A, B, C, and D shown below contain equal volumes of sediment. When an equal volume of water is added to each column, the greatest rate of infiltration will occur in which column?

• A
• B
• C
• D

A stream’s velocity decreases from 100 cm/s to 5cm/s. Which size sediment particles will still be transported by the stream?

• pebbles, sand, silt and clay
• sand, silt and clay only
• silt and clay only
• clay only