WorksheetsES Unit 2 Review 2 Formative
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces is called _____.
runoff
evaporation
infiltration
discharge
(a) is the slope or steepness of a stream channel.
(a) is the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given unit of time.
The ability of a stream to erode and transport materials depends largely on its (a) .
What is the world's largest river based on discharge?
(a)
When gradient DECREASES between a stream's headwaters and mouth, discharge _____.
increases
decreases
doesn't change
The lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel is called
base leve
gradienc
discharge
A stream that empties into another stream is called a (a) .
A stream in a broad, flat-bottomed valley that is near to its base level often develops a course with many bends called _____.
gradients
tributaries
base levels
meanders
The unending circulation of Earth's water supply is called the (a) cycle.
Streams transport sediment in three ways: in solution, is suspension, and bouncing or rolling along the bottom.
true
false
The part of a stream's load of solid material that is made up of sediment too large to be carried in suspension.
dissolved load
suspended load
bed load
capacity
(a) occurs as streamflow drops below the critical settling velocity of a certain particle size.
A (a) is an accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake or ocean.
A _____ is a ridge made up mostly of coarse sediments that parallels some streams.
delta
floodl
natural levee
bed load
A (a) occurs when the discharge of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the capacity of its channel and overflows its banks.
Most floods are caused by rapid spring snow melt or storms that bring heavy rains over a large region.
tr
false
A _____ is the land area that contributes water to a stream.
natural levee
bed load
drainage basin
floodplain
A (a) is an imaginary line that separates drainage basins of one stream from another.
The (a) of a stream is the maximum load it can carry.
