Earth Science Chapter 16/17

The gradient of a stream relates most closely to its ________.

• cross-section

• drainage basin

• elevation profile

• salinity

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Hard water

• is low in calcium

• is also called ice

• contains lots of dissolved minerals

• makes soap later much better

Which of the following is part of the water cycle?

• percolation

• transpiration

• precipitation

• all of the above

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The origin of a stream is its ________.

• bed

• gradient

• mouth

• source

A water supply that flows by gravity onto the ground surface from a hillside is classified as a (n) ________.

• seasonal well

• spring

• artesian well

• perched water table

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A stream and all its tributaries make up a ________.

• stream system

• drainage basin

• floodplain

• basin divide

Rocks that contain many cracks or open spaces between their particles are ________.

• impermeable

• permeable

• porous

• semipermeable.

The region from which water empties into a stream and its tributaries is a ________.

• delta

• drainage basin

• floodplain

• divide

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A layer of rock that directs groundwater from one place to another is called a(n)

• artesian well

• aquifer

• recharge zone

• water table

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The most likely reason that an engineer would design and build a levee would be to

• control flooding

• replenish topsoil

• cause mud bars to form

• allow ships to bypass waterfalls

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