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WorksheetsRivers & Streams
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
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.
At which stage would a river have a lot of sediment deposition?
old
mature
youthful
rejuvenated
Youthful rivers often have
meanders
rapids
flood plains
sandbars
______________________ is the amount of water a river or stream can carry in a given amount of time.
Load
Gradient
Discharge
Alluvium
Deposition is likely to occur in a river
on the outside bank, when the water speeds up
on the outside bank where the water slows down
along the inside bank where the water speeds up
along the inside bank where the water slows down
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
The carrying capacity of a stream is its ___________.
ability to transport sediment
rate of runoff entering the channel
volume of flow
stream bank height
Erosion is most likely greatest at locations
A and B
B and C
C and D
D and A
The landscape feature labeled X is best described as
Floodplain
Delta
Sandbar
Escarpment
At which locations is the amount of deposition greater than the amount of erosion?
Which letter has a higher velocity?
A
B
Which letter is there more deposition occurring?
A
B
Which letter has the lowest velocity?
A
B
Which letter has the most erosion occurring?
A
B
What kind of river produces meanders like the ones in the image?
Young
Old
When there is a sharp bend in the river, the strongest current and deepest water is at the outside edge of the bend.
True
False
Maybe
Don't pick me
In flowing water, there is more current near the bottom.
true
false
maybe
Don't pick me
