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What is runoff?
The process of sediment moving or being weathered away by wind or water.
Water that moves over Earth's surface, because it doesn't infiltrate the ground.
Water moving from the liquid state to the gaseous state.
Observations described in words or letters.
What is a tributary?
A competitor in the Hunger Games; eg, Katniss Everdeen volunteered as a tributary in place of her sister.
A mass of frozen water slowly moving over land; eg, you can see tributaries in Tributary National Park, in Montana.
A larger stream or river that flows into a smaller one; eg, the Mississippi River is a tributary of the Kanawha River.
A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger one; eg, the Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River.
What is a floodplain?
The area near a river that floods when water levels get to be too high.
The area near a river that looks boring or dull.
The process of water levels going over a river or stream bank.
Water gathering on the surface of the Earth because it doesn't seep into the ground.
Which of the following is NOT a variable or factor that might affect how much runoff forms?
The slope of a hill where rain falls
The composition of the soil rain falls on
The volume of water or rain falling
The shape of the stream runoff flows into
The gradual movement or removal of sediment from a location by water is called...
erosion
runoff
slope
tributary
With a steeper slope, we would expect to see...
less erosion
more erosion
the same amount of erosion
no erosion at all
Solution, suspension, and bed load are the three components of...
stream load
gravity
erosion
water
What scenario would you expect to find the most erosion due to runoff?
A shallow slope covered with grass
A shallow, bare slope
A steep slope covered with evergreen trees
A steep, bare slope
Which of these are traits of a stream’s floodplain? Select all that apply
It is nutrient poor
Is broader and deeper than its channel
Is where the stream deposits much of its sediment load
its elevation is usually higher than the river bed
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