List all factors that will control stream water velocity.

If all other factors are the same, will a river with a high gradient have a higher or lower velocity than a river with a low gradient?

If all other factors are the same, what shape channel will have the highest velocities?

In a straight channel, where are the highest velocities?

In a curved channel, where are the highest velocities?

If all other factors are the same, which river will have the highest velocities: smooth concrete channel vs. channel lined with boulders

What is stream discharge? What are its units?

What must be measured in order to calculate the stream discharge?

What is the river stage?

What happens to stream discharge as river stage rises?

What happens to stream discharge as river stage falls?

What is a rating curve for a stream location?

A graded stream has what type of longitudinal profile?

Give some examples of temporary or local base levels?

Would you classify a stream with rapids and waterfalls as graded?

What are the three loads in which a stream transports sediment? Describe them and what they carry.

What happens to a graded stream if sea level drops?

What is abrasion?

How are potholes formed?

What is a stream’s capacity?

What is a stream’s competence?

What happens to capacity and competence if water velocities increase?

What causes a stream to deposit sediment?

What process occurs as sediment is deposited in moving water?

As water velocity decreases, what type of sediment will be deposited first?

What is the term for sediment deposited from moving water?

What two depositional features can be found at the mouth of some rivers?

What direction are streams eroding in narrow, V-shaped valleys?

What is the primary direction of stream erosion in wide U-shaped valleys?

What is a meandering stream channel?

What is a braided stream channel?

What is an oxbow lake? How does it form?

What causes a braided stream channel?

What is a watershed or drainage basin?

This type of drainage pattern forms from stream erosion into uniform rock.

This type of drainage pattern forms along the flanks of volcanoes.

What is the process which extends a stream upslope?

How are incised meanders formed?

What process causes stream piracy?

What is a stream terrace? How is it typically formed?