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WorksheetsInstroduction to Physical Geology - Chapter 16
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
delta
delta
it will decrease and then increase
All of the above
None of the above
Which graph best represents the relationship between the discharge of a stream and the velocity of stream flow?
None represent the discharge
Higher velocity discharge (volume of water):
depends on a watershed.
depends on a confluence.
has bigger particles and more particles that flow through it.
has smaller particles and less particles that flow through it.
Has no particles
______________________ is the amount of water a river or stream can carry in a given amount of time.
Load
Gradient
Discharge
Alluvium
Bedload
Which of the following statements is true about the development of a stream?
a stream's slope increases as it approaches base level
water along the sides and bottom of the channel flows more rapidly
deposition is greater in the outside curve of a meander
the velocity of water is greater along the outside of a meander curve
None are true
The elevation where a stream meets a large body of standing water, usually the ocean.
base level
divide
meander
headwaters
water table
A divide that separates water that goes to different oceans.
Continental divide
Oceanic divide
Pacific Divide
Meander
Atlantic Divide
