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WorksheetsNYS ESRT Stream Velocity
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A stream flowing at 0.3 cm/s can erode what type of sediment?
a)
Pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
b)
Sand, silt, and clay
c)
Silt and clay
d)
Clay Only
2.
What is the largest sediment size that a stream flowing at 10 cm/s can carry?
a)
1.0 cm
b)
0.2 cm
c)
0.1 cm
d)
0.01 cm
3.
For a stream to carry a sediment the size of 20 cm, how fast must it's velocity be?
a)
200 cm/s
b)
100 cm/s
c)
50 cm/s
d)
500 cm/s
4.
Which sediment requires the least amount of velocity to be eroded?
a)
Cobbles
b)
Pebbles
c)
Silt
d)
Clay
5.
What type of sediment has a diameter of 0.003 cm?
a)
Sand
b)
Silt
c)
Clay
d)
Pebbles
6.
If a stream were flowing 100 cm/s and slowed to 10 cm/s, what type of sediment would it no longer carry?
a)
Clay
b)
Silt
c)
Sand
d)
Pebbles
7.
What types of sediments would be on the stream bed (not eroded) of a river flowing at 200 cm/s?
a)
Boulders only
b)
Boulders, Cobbles, and Pebbles
c)
Boulders and Cobbles
d)
Nothing
8.
What variables does this stream graph not account for? (Hint: Read the fine print!)
a)
Density and Shape
b)
Mass and Size
c)
Gravity and Slope
d)
Discharge and Volume
9.
What is the largest type of sediment that can be carried by a river flowing at 3 cm/s?
a)
Silt
b)
Sand
c)
Pebbles
d)
Clay
10.
What determines a river's ability to erode sediment?
a)
Discharge
b)
Velocity
c)
Gradient (Slope)
d)
All the Above
11.
Answer the Question on the attached image.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Answer the attached question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Answer the attached Question.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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