Alluvial Channels Quiz

Alluvial channels are composed of loose sediments, or alluvium.

The two types of alluvial channels are meandering channels and braided channels.

The fast water flow causes the erosion of sediment chunks from the banks of the channel.

<p>The process responsible for the settling of sediments in slow water flow is deposition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alluvial channels change their shape or course over time through the processes of erosion and deposition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The focus of this lesson is on the different types and characteristics of alluvial channels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Water would take the path of least resistance, the easy path.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>meandering channel and braided channel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a channel that follows a winding course</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>faster water flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a small cliff on the outer bank of the channel caused by erosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a collection of sediment materials along the inner curve of the channel caused by deposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>two bends joined by a new channel</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a free-standing and crescent-shaped body of water formed by a meander cutoff</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a network of small, interwoven channels separated by bars of deposited sediment</p> Signup and view all the answers