Question 1

Streams in undeveloped areas experience sudden spikes in discharge during heavy precipitation events compared to streams in urbanized areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A(n)  __________ runs dry during part or most of the year.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

A __________ is a geographic region drained by a stream.

Accepted Answer

A)  drainage basin
B)  trunk stream
C)  tributary
D)  mouthE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The dissolved load carried by a stream settles out by gravity at base level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which argument do you think is stronger, dam removal or dam building? Or does it depend on the circumstance? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

As rills deepen, they develop into __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exotic streams
B)  gullies
C)  interfluves
D)  sheetwashE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which is the most likely sediment sorting sequence that would occur during stream flooding?

Accepted Answer

A)  gravel closest to the stream channel, then sand, silt, and clay farther away
B)  sand closest to the stream channel, then gravel, silt, and clay farther away
C)  clay closest to the stream channel, then gravel, sand, and silt farther away
D)  silt closest to the stream channel, then gravel, sand, and clay farther awayE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

There are two main types of flooding: flash floods and seasonal floods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which does not result from stream rejuvenation?

Accepted Answer

A)  stream terraces
B)  oxbow lakes
C)  entrenched meanders
D)  superimposed streamsE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Newly forming stream channels are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rills
B)  gullies
C)  interfluves
D)  sheetwashE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Drainage basins that have no outlet to an ocean are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  drainage divides
B)  continental divides
C)  internal drainage systems
D)  dendritic drainage systemsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Natural levees are built up only during stream flooding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Waterfalls slowly migrate downstream through erosion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Stream piracy occurs when two streams merge to form one larger stream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

__________ drainage is common in areas of tilted layers of sedimentary rock.

Accepted Answer

A)  Trellis
B)  Deranged
C)  Radial
D)  CentripetalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Distributaries are found at the headwaters of a stream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A __________ is an accumulation of sediments that forms where a stream reaches base level.

Accepted Answer

A)  lake
B)  reservoir
C)  delta
D)  distributaryE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000
B)  20,000
C)  30,000
D)  40,000E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A(n)  __________ cut(s)  through bedrock ridges, rather than flowing around them.

Accepted Answer

A)  antecedent stream
B)  stream meander
C)  superimposed stream
D)  antecedent and a superimposed streamE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

What is the process called whereby stream channels lengthen upslope?

Accepted Answer

A)  headward erosion
B)  sheetwash
C)  fluvial deposition
D)  stream orderE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 17: Flowing Water: Fluvial Systems

There are two main types of flooding: flash floods and seasonal floods.

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Which is the most likely sediment sorting sequence that would occur during stream flooding?

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Which does not result from stream rejuvenation?

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The dissolved load carried by a stream settles out by gravity at base level.

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Natural levees are built up only during stream flooding.

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

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__________ drainage is common in areas of tilted layers of sedimentary rock.

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Which argument do you think is stronger, dam removal or dam building? Or does it depend on the circumstance? Explain your answer.

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A(n) __________ runs dry during part or most of the year.

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Distributaries are found at the headwaters of a stream.

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Stream piracy occurs when two streams merge to form one larger stream.

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A(n) __________ cut(s) through bedrock ridges, rather than flowing around them.

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Streams in undeveloped areas experience sudden spikes in discharge during heavy precipitation events compared to streams in urbanized areas.

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What is the process called whereby stream channels lengthen upslope?

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Drainage basins that have no outlet to an ocean are called __________.

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As rills deepen, they develop into __________.

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A __________ is a geographic region drained by a stream.

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A __________ is an accumulation of sediments that forms where a stream reaches base level.

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Waterfalls slowly migrate downstream through erosion.

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Newly forming stream channels are called __________.

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