Running Water

A stream's (kinetic) energy may increase (select all that apply)

• during flood stage

• when it flows over a steeper region

• when it reaches flat land

• when it reaches the ocean

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When a stream has more energy it can

• make meanders and deltas

• move larger sediments

• deposit smaller sediments like clay

• do 500 push ups

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A river system may start with ___ erosion.

• rill

• real

• alluvial fan

• sedimentation of the ocean basin

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A river changes over its course. What stage (section) has waterfalls and rapids?

• collection (youthful)

• transportation (mature)

• distribution (old)

• oxbow (old)

Meanders are ____ on a river that is in its mature transportation stage.

• triangular deposition features

• curves

• straight raceways

• never

All the land that drains into a particular waterway is...

• an aquifer

• a watershed

• evapotranspiration

• a reservoir

All rivers flow...

• down hill

• south except a few

• south in the Northern Hemisphere

• north in the Southern Hemisphere

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What causes a valley to form first?

• earthquake

• running water

• landslide

• erosion by wind

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Characteristic shape of valley eroded away by running water

• Oxbow lake

• V-shaped valley

• Delta

• Alluvial fan

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What is the major factor that affects the ability of a stream to erode land?

• The sediment deposits

• The stream's speed

• The deposits of slowing water