MEA 101 quiz 7 Questions and Answers
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increasing, increasing
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Stream discharge would increase
1 2 Where do deltas form?
with _____ size of a drainage basin
and ________ slope.
What type of materials are part of Soil resting on top of a gravel
3 the bed load in a stream during 4 deposit would represent what type
transport? of aquifer?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (44)
, About _____ of the world's 97%, oceans, glaciers, groundwater, rivers, 30%, 1%
water is found in the
_____, most of the rest is
present as freshwater in
_____ _. There is much
more freshwater in ________
than there is in ____ _.
Groundwater accounts for
approximately ___ of the
world's freshwater or
about ______ of the
world's total water.
The amount of sediment true
carried by a stream
decreases with decreasing
stream velocity
The amount of water a porosity, permeability
rock can hold is known as
_____ , whereas the flow
of water through a rock
referred to as _______
The area drained by a true
stream is known as the
drainage basin
The area drained by a false
stream is known as the
drainage divide.
The ______ are present at headwaters, high; delta, low
the source area of a
stream in areas of _______
stream gradient. In
contrast, a ______ forms as
a result of deposition in
areas of ___ gradient.
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study with Learn
increasing, increasing
Choose an answer
fill in the blanks
Stream discharge would increase
1 2 Where do deltas form?
with _____ size of a drainage basin
and ________ slope.
What type of materials are part of Soil resting on top of a gravel
3 the bed load in a stream during 4 deposit would represent what type
transport? of aquifer?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (44)
, About _____ of the world's 97%, oceans, glaciers, groundwater, rivers, 30%, 1%
water is found in the
_____, most of the rest is
present as freshwater in
_____ _. There is much
more freshwater in ________
than there is in ____ _.
Groundwater accounts for
approximately ___ of the
world's freshwater or
about ______ of the
world's total water.
The amount of sediment true
carried by a stream
decreases with decreasing
stream velocity
The amount of water a porosity, permeability
rock can hold is known as
_____ , whereas the flow
of water through a rock
referred to as _______
The area drained by a true
stream is known as the
drainage basin
The area drained by a false
stream is known as the
drainage divide.
The ______ are present at headwaters, high; delta, low
the source area of a
stream in areas of _______
stream gradient. In
contrast, a ______ forms as
a result of deposition in
areas of ___ gradient.
