2.1 over Streams

The path that a stream follows as it flows downhill

• channel
• bank
• bed

The volume of water that flows within a given time

• discharge
• gradient

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The change in elevation over a given distance; slope; steepness

• discharge
• gradient

One of the bends, twists, or curves in a low-gradient stream or river

• meander
• delta
• levee

A lake that forms when a meander becomes isolated from the river

• bar
• oxbow

A fan-shaped mass of rock material deposited at the mouth of a stream; for example, these form where streams flow into the ocean at the edge of a continent

• delta
• alluvial fan

An area along a river that forms from layers of sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks

• floodplain
• natural levee

A fan-shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply; for example, these form when streams flow from mountains to flat land

• delta
• alluvial fan

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is this feature called?

• delta
• alluvial fan
• tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the name of the feature shown here?

• meander
• tributary
• delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2