Are components of the hydrologic cycle that release water vapor directly to the atmosphere.
select one:
a. runoff and infiltration
b. discharge and transportation
c. precipitation and runoff
d. transpiration and evaporation
question
match each type of drainage pattern with its appropriate description.
rectangular
answer where rocks have been folded, tilted and erodedforms around tall mountains like volcanoesforms where rock has no particular structure such as volcanic or igneous rocksforms in areas that are flat with thick glacial sedimentsforms around rocks that have bedding planes, fractures and faults
dendritic
answer where rocks have been folded, tilted and erodedforms around tall mountains like volcanoesforms where rock has no particular structure such as volcanic or igneous rocksforms in areas that are flat with thick glacial sedimentsforms around rocks that have bedding planes, fractures and faults
trellis
answer where rocks have been folded, tilted and erodedforms around tall mountains like volcanoesforms where rock has no particular structure such as volcanic or igneous rocksforms in areas that are flat with thick glacial sedimentsforms around rocks that have bedding planes, fractures and faults
deranged
answer where rocks have been folded, tilted and erodedforms around tall mountains like volcanoesforms where rock has no particular structure such as volcanic or igneous rocksforms in areas that are flat with thick glacial sedimentsforms around rocks that have bedding planes, fractures and faults
radial
answer where rocks have been folded, tilted and erodedforms around tall mountains like volcanoesforms where rock has no particular structure such as volcanic or igneous rocksforms in areas that are flat with thick glacial sedimentsforms around rocks that have bedding planes, fractures and faults
question 47
which of the following must result in a lower base level for rivers and streams?
select one:
a. sea level rises; land subsides.
b. sea level falls; land rises.
c. sea level rises; land falls
d. sea level drops; land subsides
question 48
which of the following generally constitutes the highest percentage of the annual sediment load moved by a stream?
select one:
a. saltation load
b. dissolved load
c. suspended load
d. bed load
question 49
many larger rivers in the colorado plateau region meander in deep, narrow canyons and have no floodplains. how could this happen?
select one:
a. original, youthful streams continue to down cut as the land rose
b. original, old age streams down cut as the land rose.
c. as sea level dropped, the original youthful streams matured into old age streams.
d. as sea level rose, the original, old age streams were rejuvenated