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Streams
Vocabulary review
Question | Answer |
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Water that doesn’t sink in, but instead run across Earth’s surface is | |
Runoff | Streams that have channels many curves |
Meandering streams | A pile of sand and gravel that is deposited on the inside of a meander, forms |
Point bar | Island separated by channels |
Braided streams | Streams drain water from a specific area |
Drainage basin | Sediment carried by a stream |
Load | What type of stream load rolls, bounces, and slides along a stream’s bottom |
Bed Load | The volume of water flowing through a stream in a given amount of time is called |
Stream discharge | Flat region of land often covered by |
Water during a flood |