Chapter 16 - Surface Water

Which of the following is a stream?

• rivulet

• brook

• tributary

• all the answers are streams.

The gradient of a stream relates most closely to its __________.

• cross-section

• drainage basin

• elevation profile

• salinity

The origin of a stream is its __________.

• bed

• gradient

• mouth

• source

In which of the following would you expect to see a narrow, V-shaped cross-section?

• a low-gradient stream

• a medium-gradient stream

• a high-gradient stream

• none of the answers

A stream and all its tributaries make up a __________.

• stream system

• drainage basin

• floodplain

• basin divide

The region from which water empties into a stream and its tributaries is a __________.

• delta

• drainage basin

• floodplain

• divide

Streams west of the North American Great Divide eventually drain into the __________.

• Gulf of Mexico

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Artic Ocean

High-gradient streams have few __________.

• deep channels

• meanders

• rapids

• waterfalls

Which of the following are associated with low-gradient streams?

• oxbow lakes

• rapids

• strong currents

• vigorous erosion

The most likely reason that an engineer would design and build a levee would be to

• control flooding.

• replenish topsoil.

• cause mud bars to form.

• allow ships to bypass waterfalls.