Earth Science Chapter 16

Which of the following contain the greatest amount of the earth's fresh water?

A stream and all its tributaries make up a _______.

usually has rapids and waterfalls

A stream that appears as dotted blue lines on a topographic map is which of the following?

The water in lakes are mixed vertically by a process called

Which of the following are associated with low-gradient steams?

The gradient of a steam relates most closely to it

usually has floodplains

The study of the earth's surface waters is called ______.

A young-earth geologist will claim that no lake or pond can be older than about _______ years.

Over time, most lakes will usually

is produced by a cutoff

There are several basin divides in North America

The orgin of a stream is its ____________

A stream along with all its tributaries is called a ______.

Which of the following is a stream?

Lakes of all sizes have well-established current patterns, just like the oceans

Streams west of the North American Great Divide eventually drain into the ______.

a smaller stream that feeds a larger stream

The energy of a stream is directly related to its gradient.

Some lakes contain salt water instead of fresh

What is the world's largest freshwater lake as measured by surface area?

An unusual lake that has an inlet but not outlet is a _____.

Which of the following contain the greatest amount of the earth's liquid fresh surface water?

For lakes and ponds in middle latitudes, the greatest contrast between surface and bottom temperatures would be in _____

In which of the following would you expect to see a narrow, V-shaped cross-section?

developes in the channels of low-gradient streams

Which of the following is not a place where a lake can form?

The region from which water empties into a steam and its tributaries is a _____.

the point where a stream flows into another body of water

A ridge that separates one drainage basin from another is called a ________.

Continental divides are usually mountain ranges

All lakes shrink in size over time.

The lowest point to which the stream flows is its______.

Which of the following can lead to a change of water surface height up to several meters in a short period of time?

The lowest level to which a stream can erode

a measure of the slope of a stream

The most likely reason that an engineer would design and build a levee would be to

Water that flows either seasonally or continuously on a distinct course over land