Chapter 16 Reading Quiz ECSI 1101 Test With Verified Correct Answer Complete Solutions.
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When water overbanks repeatedly in an area, that area is called a(n) - correct answer floodplain
Another name for a watershed is - correct answer drainage basin
________ is a term that describes the jo...
When water overbanks repeatedly in an area, that area is called a(n) - correct answer
floodplain
Another name for a watershed is - correct answer drainage basin
________ is a term that describes the joining of two streams together. - correct answer
Confluence
A rapid or waterfall is known as a - correct answer knickpoint
Which of the following are transport mechanisms of streams? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer
bedlam, dissolved load, and suspended load
A(n)_____________ is an engineered structure along a river that effectively raises the height of the river
bank and thus confines flood discharge. - correct answer artificial levee
A(n) __________is a barrier that blocks or restricts the downstream movement of a stream. - correct
answer dam
A(n)_______________ occurs when a portion of an abandoned stream channel is cut off from the rest of
the stream by the meandering process and is filled with stagnant water. - correct answer
oxbow lake
The largest single curtain of falling water in the world is - correct answer
Victoria Falls
This is the lowest level at which a stream can no longer lower its bed because it flows into the ocean,
lake, or another stream. - correct answer base level
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