Surface Water

Question 1

what is a stream?

Answer 1

any flowing liquid body of water

Question 2

a ______ is any flowing liquid body of water

Answer 2

stream

Question 3

a stream flows _____ slope

Answer 3

down

Question 4

a _____ is a clearly defined natural passageway

Answer 4

channel

Question 5

the steepness of a streams slope is called….

Answer 5

its gradient

Question 6

a steep stream flowing downhill has a _____ gradient

Answer 6

high

Question 7

streams flow within ______

Answer 7

channels

Question 8

What is a channel?

Answer 8

the natural passageway through which the stream flow.

Question 9

What are three types of channels?

Answer 9

• straight
• meandering
• braided

Question 10

this is the amount of water in a stream…

Answer 10

stream discharge

Question 11

Stream discharged is measured as…

Answer 11

volume per time

Question 12

_____ ______ is the amount of water flowing at any point in time

Answer 12

stream discharge

Question 13

____ ____ is the amount of sediment carried in a stream

Answer 13

stream load

Question 14

_______ channels usually occur in small stretches

Answer 14

straight

Question 15

what type of channel is more common at the beginning of a stream?

Answer 15

straight

Question 16

What type of channel has a steep gradient?

Answer 16

straight

Question 17

where do braided steams occur?

Answer 17

in very low gradients.

Question 18

when water empties out onto some type of plain you will see which type of channel ?

Answer 18

braided stream

Question 19

what is the most common type of channel?

Answer 19

meandering

Question 20

what is a floodplain?

Answer 20

flat fertile valley that is periodically flooded

Question 21

lakes are…

Answer 21

standing bodies of water with open surfaces

Question 22

an inlet is…

Answer 22

a source of water flowing into a lake

Question 23

an outlet is…

Answer 23

a source of water flowing out of the lake

Question 24

does a freshwater lake have inlets, outlets, or both?

Answer 24

both

Question 25

Does a saltwater lake have inlets, outlets, or both?

Answer 25

inlets

Question 26

water that flow both into and out of a freshwater lake carry…

Answer 26

water, sediments, and dissolved minerals

Question 27

what are the five types of lakes? In order from most common to least common

Answer 27

1. Glacial
2. Tectonic
3. Riverine (floodplains, oxbow lakes)
4. coastal
5. volcanic

Question 28

where are tectonic lakes formed?

Answer 28

In areas of the world where the crust is being stretched apart by tectonic forces.

Question 29

How are tectonic lakes formed?

Answer 29

as the crust is being stretched apart, entire blocks of the crust can sink down and entire lakes can form in the depressions.

Question 30

Volcanic lakes form on the tops of _______

Answer 30

volcanoes

Question 31

scarcity of water is a cause of ______ in many areas of the world

Answer 31

conflict