Streams and Watersheds
Mutiple Choice Exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question in the quiz.
As the speed of flowing water increases, its ability to carry sediment_______.
- Increases.
- Decreases.
- Stays the same.
- None of the above.
Stream incisement is the _________________.
- horizontal movement of the channel.
- vertical movement of the channel.
- cutting down of vegetative roots around a stream.
- the movement of rocks and debris within a stream.
Riparian vegetation helps dissipate stream flow energy.
- True.
- False.
Stable streams may overflow their banks approximately every two years.
- True.
- False.