Section #: 9.2
Stream Development
Practice Test
1.
Look at the figure showing a map of the Souris River valley. What kind of valley is it?
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a.
broad
b.
narrow
c.
v-shaped
d.
steep
Hint
2.
Where does water accumulate to supply a stream?
a.
headwaters
b.
stream channel
c.
mouth
d.
delta
Hint
3.
__________ are depositional features formed at the bases of slopes.
a.
Meanders
b.
Stream channels
c.
Oxbow lakes
d.
Alluvial fans
Hint
4.
The amount of material in suspension is dependent upon the __________ of the stream water.
a.
volume and velocity
b.
bed load
c.
stream channel
d.
solutes
Hint
5.
What confines the water of a stream?
a.
stream banks
b.
meander
c.
headwater
d.
delta
Hint
6.
Water moves at the maximum velocity in the __________ of a straight stream and the __________ of a meander.
a.
side, outside
b.
center, outside
c.
center, inside
d.
bottom, bottom
Hint
7.
What do USGS gauging stations directly measure?
a.
amount of dissolved material
b.
quality of watersheds
c.
water levels of streams
d.
discharge of a stream
Hint
8.
The renewed downcutting of a streambed is called __________.
a.
deposition
b.
eutrophication
c.
erosion
d.
rejuvenation
Hint
9.
What is the relative speed of the stream shown in the figure?
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a.
standstill
b.
slow
c.
fast
d.
very fast
Hint
