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Stream erosion and deposition are controlled primarily by a river's:
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  1. velocity

  2. gradient

  3. channel shape

  4. discharge

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Correct Option: A

The transfer of water among various reservoirs in the Earth system is:
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  1. the hydrologic cycle

  2. hydrologic transfer mechanism

  3. water table

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

The headwaters of a stream are always located:
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  1. at the terminus of the stream where it enters another body of water

  2. at the source of the stream

  3. along the longitudinal profile of the stream

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: B

The largest drainage basin in the continental United States is:
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  1. The Missouri River drainage basin

  2. The Columbia River drainage basin

  3. The Arkansas River drainage basin

  4. The Mississippi River drainage basin

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Correct Option: D

A stream's discharge is:
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  1. the volume of water passing a fixed point per unit time

  2. the product of a stream's velocity and channel cross-sectional area

  3. influenced by channel width and depth, stream gradient, channel shape, and channel roughness

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D

The gradient of a stream that drops 10 feet over a horizontal distance of two miles is:
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  1. 20 feet per mile

  2. 10 feet per mile

  3. 5 feet per mile

  4. 2.5 feet per mile

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Correct Option: C

In the United States, the standard unit of discharge used by the United States Geological Survey Water Resources Division is:
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  1. cubic meters per second

  2. liters per minute

  3. cubic feet per second

  4. meters per second

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Correct Option: C

Hydraulic action, solution, and abrasion are all examples of:
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  1. stream erosion

  2. stream deposition

  3. stream transportation

  4. stream discharge

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Correct Option: A

Cobble-sized particles are most likely to be transported as part of a stream's:
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  1. suspended load

  2. bed load

  3. dissolved load

  4. Cobbles are too large to be transported by streams

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Correct Option: B

Sand bars deposited on the inner curve of a stream meander are called:
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  1. cutbanks

  2. meander bars

  3. quick sands

  4. point bars

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Correct Option: D