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1Relief is the difference between the [blank_start]highest[blank_end] and [blank_start]lowest[blank_end] [blank_start]elevation[blank_end] at a certain location.
- Ahighest
- Blowest
- Celevation
2Contours are imaginary lines that connect points on the same [blank_start]elevation[blank_end].
- Aelevation
3This color shows the shape of hills, valleys, plains, etc. The color is [blank_start]brown[blank_end].
- Abrown
4This color shows the shape of rivers, lakes, oceans, swamps, etc. The color is [blank_start]blue[blank_end].
- Ablue
5This color shows the shape of buildings, roads, railroads, land borders, etc. The color is [blank_start]black[blank_end].
- Ablack
6This color shows the name of features. The color is [blank_start]black[blank_end].
- Ablack
7This color shows the extent and section number of PLSS. The color is [blank_start]red[blank_end].
- Ared
8What color are contour lines on standard USGS maps?
- Abrown
- Bblack
- Cred
- Dblue
9Longitude lines are also called meridans.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Longitude lines are also called parallels.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Latitude lines are also called meridans.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Latitude lines are also called parallels.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Latitude lines run from:
- ANorth to South
- BEast to West
14Longitude lines run from:
- ANorth to South
- BEast to West
15Which direction do streams flow, in relation to the V shapes in contour lines?
- ADownstream is the top of the V. Upstream is the bottom of the V.
- BDownstream is the bottom of the V. Upstream is the top of the V.
16What is a gradient?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
17What are headwaters?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
18What is the mouth?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
19What is a floodplain?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
20What is a stream channel?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
21What are stream banks?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
22What is the streambed?
- AThe slope of a stream bed along it's course.
- BThe part of the stream that typically begins in the mountains.
- CThe end of a stream, where it typically enters the sea, a lake, or a larger stream.
- DThe part of the stream near it's mouth, where it flows within a broad, flat-floored valley: a flat area of sediment deposited by the stream.
- EA long narrow depression, shaped and filled by a stream.
- FThe sides of the channel.
- GThe bottom of the channel.
23What is part of a drainage system?
- AThe stream.
- BThe tributaries.
- CThe ocean.
- DThe moutain.
24Drainage systems occupy a drainage basin.
- ATrue
- BFalse
25Where the stream flows the fastest around a bend and erodes away sediment.
This is called:- AA cutbank.
- BA point bar.
- CA meander scar.
- DAn oxbow lake.
26Where the stream flows around the slowest around a bend and deposits sediment.
This is called:- AA cutbank.
- BA point bar.
- CA meander scar.
- DAn oxbow lake.
27A cut off meander where the stream pinches off due to erosion.
This is called:- AA cutbank.
- BA point bar.
- CA meander scar.
- DAn oxbow lake.
28Remnants of a meander; an oxbow lake filled with sediment.
This is called:- AA cutbank.
- BA point bar.
- CA meander scar.
- DAn oxbow lake.
29A cutbank is located on the outside of a curve in the stream.
- ATrue
- BFalse
30A cutbank is located on the inside of a curve in the stream.
- ATrue
- BFalse
31A point bar is located on the outside of a curve in the stream.
- ATrue
- BFalse
32A point bar is located on the inside of a curve in the stream.
- ATrue
- BFalse
33A glacier:
- AIs a body of ice and snow formed on land.
- BShows downslpe or outward movement under the influence of gravity.
- CDevelops as snow is compacted and recyrstallized.
- DCan develop any place where over a period of years, more snow accumulates than melts away or is otherwise lost.
34A budget is a 12 month period that measures the amount of _______
- ASnowfall
- BRainfall
- CRiver water
- DOcean water
35Accumulation is:
- Athe build up of solid percipitation
- Bmelting processes
36Ablation is:
- Athe build up of solid percipitation
- Bmelting processes
37A budget year measures the amount of
- AAccumulation
- BAblation
38The net mass balance is the comparison between accumulation and ablation for a given budget year.
- ATrue
- BFalse
39The terminus the lower edge of a glacier, its position reflects the budget.
- ATrue
- BFalse
40Moraine are accumulation of glacial debris (till) pushed along by ice flows
- ATrue
- BFalse
41✘ Lateral: moraines at the sides of the glacier
✘ Median: a moraine in the middle of a glacier formed
when two lateral moraines meet
✘ Terminal: a moraine at the furthest extent of the glacier- ATrue
- BFalse
42✘ Arête:
- Anarrow divide between two valleys; a ridgeline extending off a horn; smaller than a serrate divide
- Bpyramid shaped mountain peak at the head of a glacial valley; appears like a triangle on topographic maps
- Clarge divide between headward regions of oppositely sloping glacial valleys
- Da bowl-like feature sitting in the crook of a horn or arrête
- Ea lake occupying a cirque if it is
filled
43✘ Horn:
- Anarrow divide between two valleys; a ridgeline extending off a horn; smaller than a serrate divide
- Bpyramid shaped mountain peak at the head of a glacial valley; appears like a triangle on topographic maps
- Clarge divide between headward regions of oppositely sloping glacial valleys
- Da bowl-like feature sitting in the crook of a horn or arrête
- Ea lake occupying a cirque if it is
filled
44✘ Serrate Divide:
- Anarrow divide between two valleys; a ridgeline extending off a horn; smaller than a serrate divide
- Bpyramid shaped mountain peak at the head of a glacial valley; appears like a triangle on topographic maps
- Clarge divide between headward regions of oppositely sloping glacial valleys
- Da bowl-like feature sitting in the crook of a horn or arrête
- Ea lake occupying a cirque if it is
filled
45✘ Cirque:
- Anarrow divide between two valleys; a ridgeline extending off a horn; smaller than a serrate divide
- Bpyramid shaped mountain peak at the head of a glacial valley; appears like a triangle on topographic maps
- Clarge divide between headward regions of oppositely sloping glacial valleys
- Da bowl-like feature sitting in the crook of a horn or arrête
- Ea lake occupying a cirque if it is
filled
46✘ Tarn:
- Anarrow divide between two valleys; a ridgeline extending off a horn; smaller than a serrate divide
- Bpyramid shaped mountain peak at the head of a glacial valley; appears like a triangle on topographic maps
- Clarge divide between headward regions of oppositely sloping glacial valleys
- Da bowl-like feature sitting in the crook of a horn or arrête
- Ea lake occupying a cirque if it is
filled
47drumlin
- Astreams flowing from the
terminus deposited sand and gravel
beyond the front of the glacier - Belongate/streamlined hill
parallel to direction of ice movement - Cice block pit in an end moraine-
can also fill with water to form kettle lakes. A kettle lake is out in the plains, a tarn lake is in the mountains. - Dall rock material transported
by a glacier and deposited directly from
the ice (till) or by meltwater from the
glacier (outwash) - ELong, sinuous ridge of water-deposited sediment
- Astreams flowing from the
48kettle
- Astreams flowing from the
terminus deposited sand and gravel
beyond the front of the glacier - Belongate/streamlined hill
parallel to direction of ice movement - Cice block pit in an end moraine-
can also fill with water to form kettle lakes. A kettle lake is out in the plains, a tarn lake is in the mountains. - Dall rock material transported
by a glacier and deposited directly from
the ice (till) or by meltwater from the
glacier (outwash) - ELong, sinuous ridge of water-deposited sediment
- Astreams flowing from the
49glacial drift
- Astreams flowing from the
terminus deposited sand and gravel
beyond the front of the glacier - Belongate/streamlined hill
parallel to direction of ice movement - Cice block pit in an end moraine-
can also fill with water to form kettle lakes. A kettle lake is out in the plains, a tarn lake is in the mountains. - Dall rock material transported
by a glacier and deposited directly from
the ice (till) or by meltwater from the
glacier (outwash) - ELong, sinuous ridge of water-deposited sediment
- Astreams flowing from the
50esker
- Astreams flowing from the
terminus deposited sand and gravel
beyond the front of the glacier - Belongate/streamlined hill
parallel to direction of ice movement - Cice block pit in an end moraine-
can also fill with water to form kettle lakes. A kettle lake is out in the plains, a tarn lake is in the mountains. - Dall rock material transported
by a glacier and deposited directly from
the ice (till) or by meltwater from the
glacier (outwash) - ELong, sinuous ridge of water-deposited sediment
- Astreams flowing from the
51outwash plain
- Astreams flowing from the
terminus deposited sand and gravel
beyond the front of the glacier - Belongate/streamlined hill
parallel to direction of ice movement - Cice block pit in an end moraine-
can also fill with water to form kettle lakes. A kettle lake is out in the plains, a tarn lake is in the mountains. - Dall rock material transported
by a glacier and deposited directly from
the ice (till) or by meltwater from the
glacier (outwash) - ELong, sinuous ridge of water-deposited sediment
- Astreams flowing from the
52
Headland- Apart of the coast that juts
out into the body of water (ocean) - Bseaward facing
escarpments produced by wave
refraction energy eroding headlands - Cgently sloping rock surface lying below sea level and extending seaward from the
base of a wave-cut cliff - Drocky pillars leftover of
retreating wave-cut cliffs - Egravel or sandbar
connecting a former island to the
mainland or another island
- Apart of the coast that juts
53
wave cut cliff- Apart of the coast that juts
out into the body of water (ocean) - Bseaward facing
escarpments produced by wave
refraction energy eroding headlands - Cgently sloping rock surface lying below sea level and extending seaward from the
base of a wave-cut cliff - Drocky pillars leftover of
retreating wave-cut cliffs - Egravel or sandbar
connecting a former island to the
mainland or another island
- Apart of the coast that juts
54
wave cut platform- Apart of the coast that juts
out into the body of water (ocean) - Bseaward facing
escarpments produced by wave
refraction energy eroding headlands - Cgently sloping rock surface lying below sea level and extending seaward from the
base of a wave-cut cliff - Drocky pillars leftover of
retreating wave-cut cliffs - Egravel or sandbar
connecting a former island to the
mainland or another island
- Apart of the coast that juts
55stacks
- Apart of the coast that juts
out into the body of water (ocean) - Bseaward facing
escarpments produced by wave
refraction energy eroding headlands - Cgently sloping rock surface lying below sea level and extending seaward from the
base of a wave-cut cliff - Drocky pillars leftover of
retreating wave-cut cliffs - Egravel or sandbar
connecting a former island to the
mainland or another island
- Apart of the coast that juts
56stacks
- Apart of the coast that juts
out into the body of water (ocean) - Bseaward facing
escarpments produced by wave
refraction energy eroding headlands - Cgently sloping rock surface lying below sea level and extending seaward from the
base of a wave-cut cliff - Drocky pillars leftover of
retreating wave-cut cliffs - Egravel or sandbar
connecting a former island to the
mainland or another island
- Apart of the coast that juts
57click everything that decreased flow speed in a stream
- Anarrow channels
- Bdeep channels
- Cshallow channels
- Dwider channels
- Erougher channels
- Fsmoother channels
58Stream erosion occurs by three mechanims: hydraulic action, solution, and abrasion
- ATrue
- BFalse
59hydraulic action:
- Athe ability of flowing water to pick up and move rock and sediment
- Bdissolving of rocks (e.g.,
limestone) - Cgrinding away of stream
channel by the friction and impact of the sediment load
60solution:
- Adissolving rocks (eg. limestone)
- Bgrinding away of stream
channel by the friction and impact of the sediment load - Cability of flowing water
to pick up and move rock and sediment
61abrasion:
- Agrinding away of stream channel by the friction and impact of the sediment load
- Bability of flowing water
to pick up and move rock and sediment - Cdissolving of rocks (e.g.,
limestone)
62Potholes are reoded into streambed by the abrasive action of the sediment load in the stream
- ATrue
- BFalse
63Sediments are temporarily deposited along stream course as bars and floodplain deposits.
- ATrue
- BFalse
64Bars:
- Aridges of sediment (usually sand or gravel) deposited in the middle or along the sides of a stream
- Bcontain sediment
deposited as numerous bars around
which water flows in highly
interconnected rivulets
65braided streams:
- Acontain sediment deposited as numerous bars around which water flowers in highly interconnected rivulets
- Bdo not have bars
66meandering streams flow faster:
- Aalong the outside of the bends
- Balong the inside of the bends
67meandering streams flow slower:
- Aalong the inside of the bends
- Balong the outside of the bends
68point bars are:
- Aon the inside of the meander
- Bon the outside of the meander
69meander cutoffs may form when a new, shorter channel is cut through the narrow neck of a meander (such as during a flood)
- ATrue
- BFalse
70Floodplains are broad strips of land built up by sedimentation on either side of a stream channel
- ATrue
- BFalse
71floodplain sediments are left behind as flood waters slow and recede at the end of the flood events
- ATrue
- BFalse
72natural levees are caused by:
- Aerosion
- Bflooding
73main channel has slightly raised banks with repect to the floodplain known as natural levees
- ATrue
- BFalse
74A 100-year flood is, on average, the
size of the largest flood within a 100-
year period of time- ATrue
- BFalse
75Urban flooding
– Paved areas (impervious surfaces)
and storm sewers increase runoff
by inhibiting infiltration
– Rapid delivery of water to streams
increases peak discharge and
hastens occurrence of flood
• Flash floods
– Local, sudden floods of large
volume and short duration
– Typically triggered by heavy
thunderstorms- ATrue
- BFalse
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