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What separates one drainage basin from another?   high ground  
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What is the relationship between stream gradient and average stream velocity?   stream gradient decreases while stream velocity increase down stream  
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What is the correct order for where you would find stream deposits starting at the headwaters and going toward the mouth?   gravel, sand, silt  
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The smaller the wetted perimeter...   the faster the velocity  
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What happens to the wetted perimeter of a stream during a flood?   it increases  
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A rapidly city within a humid climate zone experiences a land use change from perdomintly cropland to mostly urban/suburban. A likely natural response would be:   reduced infiltration--increased floodingg  
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What is the longest river on earth?   nile  
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Where is the majority of the earths water?   oceans  
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Where does most evaporation of moisture to the atmosphere occur?   from the oceans  
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What happens to most of the water falling as precipitation?   it returns to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration  
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what is ultimate base level for most streams?   an ocean  
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Besides the average precipitation, what determines the size of a stream?   the drainage basin size  
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Which type of stream pattern is similar to the pattern formed by tree branches?   dendritic  
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Where is stream gradient usually greatest?   headwaters  
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What type of load are you observing when you see a muddy stream?   suspended load  
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Where are streams most common and why?   southeast US, greatest rainfall  
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How is stream discharge determined?   depth x width x velocity  
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What is closely related to stream "stage"?   depth  
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What is the average period of time that elapses between flood events of similar size?   recurrence interval  
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What factor causes the majority of flooding most Midwestern rivers (ohio river)?   brief, heavy storms  
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Daily stream discharge rates are displayed on these plots   hydrographs  
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A stream with a rectangular cross section has a width of 10 ft and an average depth of 3 feet. The velocity of the water flowing through this segment of the stream is 2 ft per second. What is the discharge of the stream?   15 ft3/second  
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What factors incluence the way rivers flow?   -the underlying geologic structure of faults and or folds -the speed with which the water is flowing -dams along a stream channel -the resistance to erosion of the materials that make up the channel  
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A point bar forms due to   river flow slowing down on the side of meander bends, depositing sediments  
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A cut bank forms due to   river flow speeding up on the outside of meander beds eroding sediments  
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A levee forms due to   river flow velocity decreases, depositing sediments near the channel margins as water spreads out over a floodplain during a flood  
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oxbow lake forms due to   as rivers cut off segments of their channel creating curvy looking lakes  
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The most common type of drainage basin pattern is____and it is usually associated with____   dendritic, horizontal sedimentary rocks or sediments  
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