CH 13 Lab Textbook Reading Questions
What type(s) of area constitutes a stream channel?
NOT -all of the possible answers are correct.
By which process(es) are V-shaped stream valleys formed?
all of the possible answers are correct.
By what motion(s) do sediment particles move in a stream?
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Streams are able to carry clasts ranging from mud to medium-sized boulders depending on their
kinetic energy.
Streams deposit sediment when
water slows down.
The ____ of a stream are where it begins, and its ____ is where it flows into another body of water.
headwaters; mouth
Which of the following could be the base level of a stream?
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The sinuosity of a stream is a measure of
how much it meanders.
A drainage basin is
the entire area that feeds water into a stream.
Sedimentary gold deposits form when dense gold nuggets are deposited as water slows down in
the inside of meander loops.
The gradient of a stream describes
the steepness of its path through the landscape.
The base level of a stream controls
how deeply it can erode its channel.
With which landscape or feature are floodplains associated?
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