Chapter 16 Practice Questions 42 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Streams which flow for only part of the year are a. antecedent b. dry c. superimposed d. consequent e. intermittent {Ans: intermittent}A _____ develops along a stream bed containing bedrock of differential resistance a. fault b. scree c. knickpoint d. distributary e. water gap {Ans: knickpoint}An imaginary surface extending beneath the continents which limits how deep streams may cut is a. grade b. a trellis c. traction d. a knick point e. base level {Ans: base level}The total volume of flow in streams is termed a. the interfluve b. overland flow c. turbulence d. the delta coefficient e. discharge {Ans: discharge}Running water is referred to as a ____ process in terms of being a land form creator. a. weak b. insignificant c. fluvial d. localized e. aeolian {Ans: fluvial}The land separating adjoining valleys is known as a. gulley b. levee c. interfluve d. valleyside e. rill {Ans: interfluve}