________ is the maximum load of solid particles a stream can transport per unit time.
A) Corrosion
B) Capacity
C) Competence
D) Carbonate
Q. 2 - ________ is a measure of a stream's ability to transport particles based on size rather than quantity.
A) Corrosion
B) Capacity
C) Competence
D) Carbonate
Q. 3 - Which of the following beds would be easiest for a stream to erode?
A) Lined with gravel and cobbles
B) Bedrock
C) Lined with sand and gravel
D) Lined with silt
Q. 4 - What is the mouth of a stream?
A) The location where one stream flows into another body of water
B) The location where streamflow begins
C) The location where streamflow evaporates
D) The location where streams diverge into distributary channels
Q. 5 - How will channel velocity change along the longitudinal profile of a stream?
A) Velocity will remain constant for the entire length of the stream
B) Velocity will start high and gradually decrease toward the mouth due to increasing discharge downstream
C) Velocity will start low and gradually increase toward the mouth due to increasing discharge downstream
Q. 6 - What is the longitudinal profile?
A) The cross-sectional area perpendicular to the direction of flow
B) The cross-sectional area from the headwaters to the mouth
C) The slope of the stream channel from headwaters to the mouth
D) The probability of a specific stream discharge occurring in a given year
Q. 7 - What is the wetted perimeter of a stream?
A) That part of a streambed that contains the strongest current
B) Where the stream is incising on the outside of a meander loop
C) Where deposition occurs in an abandoned stream channel
D) The amount of flow in contact with the banks and bed of the channel
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