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Question #1
Downcutting is usually most prominent along the ________ part of a stream valley.
A.
lower
B.
interfluve
C.
widest
D.
upper
E.
delta
Question #2
________ is an expression of the total load a stream can transport.
A.
Volume
B.
Competence
C.
Corrosion
D.
Capacity
E.
Bedload
Question #3
The direct collision of a raindrop with the ground, laterally shifting fine particles a few millimeters, is ________.
A.
splash erosion
B.
plucking
C.
rill formation
D.
peds pushing
E.
valley cutting
Question #4
Death Valley is below sea level. Therefore, in Death Valley, base level is ________ ultimate base level.
A.
unchanging with respect to
B.
equal to
C.
higher than
D.
not related to
E.
lower than
Question #5
An interfluve can be found ________.
A.
on a valley side
B.
in a valley bottom
C.
in a delta
D.
in a valley
E.
between a valley
Question #6
First order streams are the ________ of all streams.
A.
fastest
B.
longest
C.
shortest
D.
widest
E.
deepest
Question #7
Which of the following is not a component of stream load?
A.
Sediments undergoing saltation
B.
Bedload
C.
Dissolved load
D.
Alluvium
E.
Suspended load
Question #8
Running water is referred to as a(an) ________ process in terms of being a landform creator.
A.
weak
B.
fluvial
C.
localized
D.
insignificant
E.
aeolian
Question #9
Streams which flow for only a part of the year are ________.
A.
dry
B.
intermittent
C.
antecedent
D.
superimposed
E.
consequent
Question #10
Which of the following is uncommon along streams?
A.
Floodplains
B.
Thalwegs
C.
Straight channels
D.
Alluvium
E.
Natural levees
Question #11
Which stream channels tend to be the most turbulent?
A.
Ones with high speeds of flow
B.
Ones with smooth channel bottoms
C.
Wide ones
D.
Ones having the slowest flow
E.
Deep ones
Question #12
The elevation limit of a stream downcutting on a land mass is called ________.
A.
meandering
B.
ground zero
C.
base level
D.
a drainage anomaly
E.
talus
Question #13
Fluvial process includes both the stream flow within valleys as well as ________.
A.
groundwater
B.
underground solution
C.
overland flow
D.
rock glaciers
E.
hydrolysis
Question #14
On a meandering stream, maximum erosion takes place along the ________.
A.
outer edge of the meanders
B.
bottom
C.
places with the slowest flow
D.
inner edge of the meanders
E.
islands
Question #15
If a stream carries water only during and immediately after a rain, it is classified as ________.
A.
perennial
B.
dendritic
C.
ephemeral
D.
exotic
E.
intermittent
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