Why is a stream able to pick up a grain of sand, but not a smaller grain of silt?
A) Gravity forces the silt to remain on the ground.
B) Certain patterns of water flow work better for larger particles.
C) Adhesion keeps the silt particles attached to the rock below.
D) Cohesion keeps the silt particles attached to each other.
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Q11: For most streams, bank full discharge occurs
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Q12: How does a river "pluck" particles?
A) hammer-like
Q13: Drainage basins are separated from one another
Q14: All of these factors must decrease in
Q15: Why might one river have a much
Q17: Which factor must increase in order for
Q18: Sediment is deposited in a stream when
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Q19: An example of land use planning is
Q20: How is stream power calculated?
A) multiply average
Q21: Figure 16.20
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