1) The velocity of the water in a mountain stream decreases from 25 cm/s to 10 cm/s. What particles will begin to be deposited at the bottom of the
stream?
2) In the example above in question #1, what is now the largest particle that
the stream can transport?
3) What is the slowest that a stream can travel, in cm/s, in order for it to
carry particles described as sand?
4) What is the smallest diameter a particle can have to be described as
sand? Be sure to provide the correct unit.
5) If a stream's velocity increased from 0.02 cm/s to 0.05 cm/s, what
material would be swept off the streambed and then carried as part of
the streamload?
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