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What is the term used to describe the rate of energy loss on a channel bed that can lead to erosion?
What is the term used to describe the rate of energy loss on a channel bed that can lead to erosion?
- Stream capacity
- Channel power
- Stream power (correct)
- Hydraulic energy
What phenomenon can occur if a flood of water freezes and large ice chunks are formed?
What phenomenon can occur if a flood of water freezes and large ice chunks are formed?
- Erosion (correct)
- Deposition
- Sedimentation
- Alluviation
What is the main difference between bedrock and alluvium?
What is the main difference between bedrock and alluvium?
- Bedrock is softer than alluvium.
- Alluvium is solid rock, while bedrock is loose soil.
- Alluvium serves as a foundation, while bedrock doesn't.
- Bedrock is covered by alluvium. (correct)
What does the term 'bedrock channels' refer to?
What does the term 'bedrock channels' refer to?
How can the energy lost by running water when it hits something be described according to the text?
How can the energy lost by running water when it hits something be described according to the text?
Which weather condition can turn a gently flowing river into a fast-moving flood?
Which weather condition can turn a gently flowing river into a fast-moving flood?
What form does energy transform into when it is lost during interactions with running water or ice?
What form does energy transform into when it is lost during interactions with running water or ice?
What type of channel is composed of loose alluvial sediments?
What type of channel is composed of loose alluvial sediments?
Which process involves erosion that occurs when particles scrape against each other?
Which process involves erosion that occurs when particles scrape against each other?
What can be thought of as having a sandpaper-like effect on rocks?
What can be thought of as having a sandpaper-like effect on rocks?
What is the process of forming bedrock channels that involves the erosion and transport of large chunks of rock?
What is the process of forming bedrock channels that involves the erosion and transport of large chunks of rock?
Which feature is associated with the thawing and refreezing of moving glaciers?
Which feature is associated with the thawing and refreezing of moving glaciers?
Which type of channel is less free to adjust due to the solid confines of the rock?
Which type of channel is less free to adjust due to the solid confines of the rock?
What happens when sediment particles carried along tumble and scrape against the bedrock walls?
What happens when sediment particles carried along tumble and scrape against the bedrock walls?
'Plucking' as a process in geography refers to what activity?
'Plucking' as a process in geography refers to what activity?
