CH 13 Lab Textbook Reading Questions

(Q007) The base level of a stream controls

how deeply it can erode its channel.

(Q003) Streams are able to carry clasts ranging from mud to medium-sized boulders depending on their ________________ .

kinetic energy

(Q005) The gradient of a stream describes

the steepness of its path through the landscape

(Q011) Streams deposit sediment when

water slows down.

(Q001) The ________________ of a stream are where it begins, and its ________________ is where it flows into another body of water.

headwaters; mouth

(Q008) The sinuosity of a stream is a measure of

how much it meanders

(Q012) Sedimentary gold deposits form when dense gold nuggets are deposited as water slows down in

the inside of meander loops.

(Q004) What type(s) of area constitutes a stream channel?

an area in which its water normally flow

(Q010) With which landscape or feature are floodplains associated?

broad valleys with broadly meandering streams

(Q006) Which of the following could be the base level of a stream?

all of the possible answers are correct

(Q009) By which process(es) are V-shaped stream valleys formed?

all of the possible answers are correct

(Q002) By what motion(s) do sediment particles move in a stream?

all of the possible answers are correct.

(Q013) A drainage basin is

the entire area that feeds water into a stream