16: running water

Question 1

the land are that contributed water to a stream is called a

Answer 1

drainage basin

Question 2

a steep walled notch in a ridge through which a stream flows

Answer 2

water gap

Question 3

the flow of water in a stream can be

Answer 3

laminar or turbulent

Question 4

capacity refers to

Answer 4

the amount of sediment a river can hold

Question 5

competence refers to

Answer 5

the size of sediment or particles the river is carrying

Question 6

sediment deposited by streams is called

Answer 6

alluvium

Question 7

meanders are enhanced through erosion at the

Answer 7

cut bank

Question 8

braided channels occur in streams that experience

Answer 8

highly variable discharge

Question 9

includes the channel itself, adjacent floodplain, and steep valley walls

Answer 9

stream valley

Question 10

streams erode downward until they reach

Answer 10

base level

Question 11

a stream that has reached equilibrium with its base level and primarily works to transport sediment

Answer 11

graded stream

Question 12

streams underlain by deep alluvium are likely to develop

Answer 12

terraces

Question 13

what may form when a river deposits sediment into the mouth of another body of water

Answer 13

a delta

Question 14

what results from sediment being deposited along the margins of a river channel by many years of successive floods

Answer 14

natural levees

Question 15

fan shaped deposits of alluvium that form where steep mountain fronts drop down into adjacent valleys

Answer 15

alluvial fan

Question 16

what occurs when a stream receives more discharge than its channel can hold?

Answer 16

a flood