GEOG 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fault Block, Silt, Surface Runoff
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True or false: discharge is the speed of water through a stream channel. False: true or false: streams with smaller drainage basins and lower discharges typically carry less sediment. True: true or false: shear stress is higher where water is deeper. True: true or false: stream power is the product of shear stress and flow velocity. True: true or false: an increase in slope will result in the deposition of sediment. False: true or false: sediment grain size decreases downstream. True: true or false: channels meander where bedload is abundant, discharge is variable, and the banks erode easily. False: true or false: floods occur when the discharge is too great for the flow to be contained within the floodplain. False: true or false: prolonged floods start and end abruptly. False: true or false: if a community is flooded by the 100-yard flood, they are then safe for 99 yards.
