Question 1

_________generally constitutes the highest percentage of the annual sediment load moved by a stream.

Accepted Answer

A)  Suspended load
B)  Dissolved load
C)  Saltation load
D)  Bed loadE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 2

_________is the boundary line separating adjacent, stream drainage basins

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________is the boundary line separating adjacent, stream...

Question 3

A __________ drainage pattern is common in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province.

Accepted Answer

A)  polygonal
B)  trellis
C)  dendritic
D)  circularE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which one of the following statements is TRUE concerning natural levees?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are erosional features left behind when meander cutoff occurs.
B)  They are mostly fine sand and silt that build up during floods.
C)  They are depositional features formed at times of low discharge.
D)  They form the high, steep banks of a downcutting stream.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The _________River has the largest discharge of any in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mississippi
B)  Amazon
C)  Nile
D)  CongoE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

_________refers to sediments deposited from streams.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________refers to sediments deposited from streams....

Question 7

Which component of the hydrologic cycle describes the recharge of water to the soil and groundwater systems?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which component of the hydrologic cycle describes...

Question 8

_________is an abandoned, cutoff, meander loop.

Accepted Answer

A)  A gatorback
B)  A builtrail
C)  An oxbow
D)  A cowhockE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which one of the following does not apply to stream turbulence and average velocity?

Accepted Answer

A)  channel shape; bed roughness
B)  laminar flow; dissolved load
C)  stream gradient; channel roughness
D)  discharge; stream gradientE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

A __________ stream pattern develops on lands underlain by tilted or folded, alternating hard and soft, sedimentary strata.

Accepted Answer

A)  trellis
B)  boreal
C)  radial
D)  dendriticE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

_________describes the particle transport mode in streams intermediate between suspension and rolling along the bottom.

Accepted Answer

A)  Siltation
B)  Impact leaping
C)  Saltation
D)  AlluviationE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct definition of stream gradient?

Accepted Answer

A)  the water pressure at the bottom of the stream divided by the stream's width
B)  the increase in discharge of a stream per unit drop in elevation
C)  the distance traveled by water in a channel times a drop in elevation
D)  the drop in elevation of a stream divided by the distance the water travelsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

_________is defined as the drop in elevation of the stream surface divided by the distance the water flows.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________is defined as the drop in elevation...

Question 14

_________comprise the suspended loads of most rivers and streams.

Accepted Answer

A)  Silt and clay- sized, detrital grains
B)  Sand and gravel that move during floods
C)  Dissolved salts
D)  Dissolved ions and sandE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What generalizations can you make regarding the geology of a given area by examining stream drainage patterns on a topographic map? Give some examples. Also, are there limitations to such generalizations?

Accepted Answer

Drainage patterns can vary from one terr...

Question 16

A natural, meandering, river channel is modified into a more or less straight and smooth, canal- like channel. Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The natural channel had a lower gradient and higher friction than the straight channel.
B)  The straight channel has a higher gradient and more friction than the natural channel.
C)  The natural channel had a lower gradient and less friction than the modified channel.
D)  All of the above statements are true.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Which one of the following is TRUE concerning a major river system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Channel bed roughness and turbulence generally increase downstream.
B)  Upstream tributaries generally have lower gradients than the major river.
C)  Discharge decreases below junctions with perennial tributaries.
D)  Upstream tributaries generally have higher competencies than the major river.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

At the head of a delta, the major channel splits into smaller channels that follow different paths to the sea. These smaller channels are known as_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  cotributaries
B)  distributaries
C)  endotributaries
D)  exotributariesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

_________are characteristics of downcutting streams and a youthful stage of valley evolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Meandering channels and natural levees
B)  Wide floodplains
C)  U- shaped, cross- valley profiles
D)  Rapids and lots of whitewaterE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Many larger rivers in the Colorado Plateau region meander in deep, narrow canyons and have no floodplains. How could this happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  As sea level rose, the original, old age streams were rejuvenated.
B)  Original, old age streams downcut as the land gradually rose.
C)  Original, youthful streams continued to downcut as the land rose.
D)  As sea level dropped, the original youthful streams matured into old- age streams.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 13: Running Water

Which of the following is the correct definition of stream gradient?

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What generalizations can you make regarding the geology of a given area by examining stream drainage patterns on a topographic map? Give some examples. Also, are there limitations to such generalizations?

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_________comprise the suspended loads of most rivers and streams.

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_________is defined as the drop in elevation of the stream surface divided by the distance the water flows.

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_________are characteristics of downcutting streams and a youthful stage of valley evolution.

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Which one of the following statements is TRUE concerning natural levees?

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Many larger rivers in the Colorado Plateau region meander in deep, narrow canyons and have no floodplains. How could this happen?

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Which one of the following is TRUE concerning a major river system?

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Which component of the hydrologic cycle describes the recharge of water to the soil and groundwater systems?

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_________describes the particle transport mode in streams intermediate between suspension and rolling along the bottom.

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A __________ stream pattern develops on lands underlain by tilted or folded, alternating hard and soft, sedimentary strata.

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_________generally constitutes the highest percentage of the annual sediment load moved by a stream.

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A natural, meandering, river channel is modified into a more or less straight and smooth, canal- like channel. Which of the following statements is correct?

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Which one of the following does not apply to stream turbulence and average velocity?

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At the head of a delta, the major channel splits into smaller channels that follow different paths to the sea. These smaller channels are known as_________ .

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A __________ drainage pattern is common in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province.

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_________refers to sediments deposited from streams.

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The _________River has the largest discharge of any in the world.

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_________is an abandoned, cutoff, meander loop.

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_________is the boundary line separating adjacent, stream drainage basins

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