NYS ESRT Stream Velocity

The stream bank on the outside of the meander has a steeper streambank than the inside, because the water on the outside of a meander is moving

• faster, causing more erosion

• faster, causing more deposition

• slower, causing more erosion

• slower, causing more deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

As the slope of a river increases, its velocity will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

As the discharge of a river increases, its velocity will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most of the particles deposited where the stream velocity decreases from 50 centimeters per second to 5 centimeters per second are

• small cobbles and large pebbles

• small sand and large silt

• small pebbles and large sand

• small silt and large clay

What is the largest sediment that can be transported by a stream that has a velocity of 125 cm/sec?

• Cobbles

• Pebbles

• Sand

• Silt

A stream is transporting the particles W, X, Y, and Z, shown below. Which particle will most likely settle to the bottom first as the velocity of this stream decreases?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity needed to keep a particle in motion that has a diameter of 10 centimeters?

• 110 cm/s

• 190 cm/s

• 325 cm/s

• 425 cm/s

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

When a rivers velocity increases, its ability to carry sediment will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

When a rivers velocity decreases, its ability to carry sediment will

• increase, and deposition will decrease

• decrease, and deposition will increase

• stay the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

As the slope of a streambed increases, the stream velocity will

• increase

• decrease

• remain constant

• fluctuate unpredictably

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2