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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a method of transportation?AbrasionSaltationTractionSuspension
- 2. Multiple Choice"Rocks rolled along the river bed" is what type of transportation?SaltationSuspensionTractionSolution
- 3. Multiple Choice
Transportation in river systems has four main categories. These are ...Suspension, Solution, Attrition, Abrasion.Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Abrasion.Suspension, Solution, Saltation, Attrition.Suspension, Solution, Saltation, traction. - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen the bends of a Meander get close enough they can join, creating a new river path. What is left is called ...An oxback lakeAn oxen lakeAn oxcart lakeAn oxbow lake
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this formation?Water fallOx bow lakeMeanderDelta
- 6. Multiple Choice
In a meander (curve), where you can expect to have sediment deposited?
Inside the curve
Outside the curve
- 7. Multiple ChoiceExplain how the features of a meander are formedA. river cliff forms on the inside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing erosion and undercutting the river bank. A slip off slope forms on the outside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and deposition takes placeB. a river cliff forms on the outside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing erosion and undercutting the river bank. A slip off slope forms on the inside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and deposition takes placeC. a river cliff forms on the outside of a river bend as a result of faster flowing water and its load causing deposition on the bank. A slip off slope forms on the inside of a river bend where the river is flowing more slowly and erosion takes place
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