Chapter 9

Question 1

Runoff

Answer 1

Water flowing down slopes

Question 2

Watershed

Answer 2

The area in which water falls and gets transported to a stream system AKA a drainage basin

Question 3

Divide

Answer 3

Area that separates watersheds

Question 4

Solution

Answer 4

Stuff that carries dissolved materials

Question 5

Suspension

Answer 5

Smaller particles in streams are carried by this

Question 6

Bed load

Answer 6

Stuff carried at bottom of streams

Question 7

Discharge

Answer 7

How much water flows past a point in a given amount of time

Question 8

Flood

Answer 8

What happens when stream water spills over into the surrounding floodplain

Question 9

Floodplain

Answer 9

Flat area that extends from a streams bank and is covered with water during flooding

Question 10

Stream channel

Answer 10

Pathway in which water flows

Question 11

Stream banks

Answer 11

Stuff that prevents water from going out of stream channel (unless there is a FLOOD)

Question 12

Meander

Answer 12

A bend in a stream channel caused by water that moves

Question 13

Delta

Answer 13

Sediment buildup that happens when a stream enters a (mostly) peaceful body of water

Question 14

Rejuvenation

Answer 14

When a stream resumes the process of down cutting toward its base level

Question 15

Lake

Answer 15

A depression in the surface that is filled with water

Question 16

Eutrophication

Answer 16

When a lake becomes rich in nutrients because of the surrounding watershed

Question 17

Wetland

Answer 17

Land that is covered with water for much of the year