Streams Summary
The base level of a stream may be
a lake into which it flows.a dam.the ocean.
Floodplains are associated with
broad valleys with broadly meandering streams.
The __________ of a stream are where it begins, and its __________ is where it flows into another body of water.
headwaters; mouth
The gradient of a stream describes
the steepness of its path through the landscape.
Streams deposit sediment when
water slows down.
The base level of a stream controls
how deeply it can erode its channel.
The sinuosity of a stream is a measure of
how much it meanders.
Streams are able to carry clasts ranging from mud to medium-sized boulders depending on their
kinetic energy.
Sediment particles move in a stream by
sliding.rolling.bouncing.
V-shaped stream valleys are formed by
stream erosion. slumping of the valley walls. soil creep in the valley walls.
A stream channel is
the area in which its water normally flows.
A drainage basin is
the entire area that feeds water into a stream.