What are streams that cut across ridges called?
A) imposed drainages
B) canyons
C) superposed drainages
D) erosional streams
E) overposed canyons

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Streams that cut across ridges are called superposed drainages. Superposed streams are streams that were established on a completely different kind of rock but then downcut through an overlaying layer of rock, as opposed to streams that conform to the rock type along their course (consequent streams).

What Are Streams That Cut Across Ridges Called