Question 1

What type of delta is found at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

Accepted Answer

A)  arcuate delta
B)  bird's foot delta
C)  artificial delta
D)  forested deltaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Internal drainage basins sometimes have highly salty lakes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If the Sun were to stop shining permanently, fluvial erosion would continue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Amazon River has an average annual discharge of about __________ cubic meters per second.

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000
B)  200,000
C)  300,000
D)  400,000E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What is a stream hydrograph? Compare natural stream discharge to discharge of streams in urbanized areas.

Accepted Answer

A stream hydrograph plots stre...

Question 6

A(n)  __________ flows year-round.

Accepted Answer

A)  intermittent stream
B)  ephemeral stream
C)  permanent stream
D)  exotic streamE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

A(n)  __________ is a permanent stream that originates in a humid region and flows through an arid region.

Accepted Answer

A)  intermittent stream
B)  ephemeral stream
C)  permanent stream
D)  exotic streamE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Small particles of clay and silt that are suspended in the stream are an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  abrasion
B)  the dissolved load
C)  the suspended load
D)  the bed loadE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Floodplains are built through the process of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggradation
B)  degradation
C)  denudation
D)  erosionE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The amount of water flowing in a stream channel is called stream size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Stream rejuvenation can form a water gap.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

__________ form where a stream downcuts into soft bedrock and soil.

Accepted Answer

A)  V-shaped valleys
B)  Slot canyons
C)  Stair-step canyons
D)  U-shaped canyonsE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

A(n)  __________ flows briefly only after heavy rainstorms.

Accepted Answer

A)  intermittent stream
B)  ephemeral stream
C)  permanent stream
D)  exotic streamE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

-In the figure, box B shows what type of drainage pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  trellis
B)  radial
C)  deranged
D)  centripetalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which is not an important influence on stream discharge?

Accepted Answer

A)  climate
B)  stream order
C)  season
D)  All of these have an important influence on stream discharge.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which forms after a meander neck is cut off?

Accepted Answer

A)  cut bank
B)  oxbow lake
C)  point bar
D)  yazoo streamE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

Many major world cities are located on stream floodplains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Canada makes about __________ percent of its electricity from dams.

Accepted Answer

A)  50
B)  60
C)  90
D)  98E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

What do dams and levees do to the rate of natural subsidence in coastal deltas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increase the rate of subsidence.
B)  They decrease the rate of subsidence.
C)  They do not influence the rate of subsidence.
D)  Scientists are not certain how they affect the rate of subsidence.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What is the problem with reservoirs created in the tropics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They fill up with sediments particularly fast.
B)  They emit large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane.
C)  They become anoxic (oxygen free)  and fish die-offs occur.
D)  They flood farmland.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 17: Flowing Water: Fluvial Systems

__________ form where a stream downcuts into soft bedrock and soil.

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What do dams and levees do to the rate of natural subsidence in coastal deltas?

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What type of delta is found at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

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The amount of water flowing in a stream channel is called stream size.

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Stream rejuvenation can form a water gap.

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What is the problem with reservoirs created in the tropics?

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Internal drainage basins sometimes have highly salty lakes.

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-In the figure, box B shows what type of drainage pattern?

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Which is not an important influence on stream discharge?

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What is a stream hydrograph? Compare natural stream discharge to discharge of streams in urbanized areas.

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Small particles of clay and silt that are suspended in the stream are an example of what?

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The Amazon River has an average annual discharge of about __________ cubic meters per second.

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Canada makes about __________ percent of its electricity from dams.

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A(n) __________ flows year-round.

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Which forms after a meander neck is cut off?

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A(n) __________ is a permanent stream that originates in a humid region and flows through an arid region.

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Floodplains are built through the process of __________.

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Many major world cities are located on stream floodplains.

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If the Sun were to stop shining permanently, fluvial erosion would continue.

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A(n) __________ flows briefly only after heavy rainstorms.

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