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What are two characteristics of a stream that vary greatly with weather and climate?
What are two characteristics of a stream that vary greatly with weather and climate?
discharge and sediment load
What is the typical range of the Mississippi River sediment load per year?
What is the typical range of the Mississippi River sediment load per year?
between 90 and 540 million metric tons
What large-scale patterns can the variation in sediment load of the Mississippi River be tied to?
What large-scale patterns can the variation in sediment load of the Mississippi River be tied to?
atmosphere and ocean current patterns such as the El Niño cycle
What happens to a stream's sediment when it is steep and moving quickly?
What happens to a stream's sediment when it is steep and moving quickly?
What happens to a stream's sediment when it is flat and moving slowly?
What happens to a stream's sediment when it is flat and moving slowly?
What is one of the most damaging and deadliest natural hazards for humans?
What is one of the most damaging and deadliest natural hazards for humans?
What are floodplains and deltas rich in?
What are floodplains and deltas rich in?
Why are floodplains and deltas dangerous?
Why are floodplains and deltas dangerous?
What are glaciers analogous to?
What are glaciers analogous to?
What are alpine glaciers?
What are alpine glaciers?
What is mass wasting?
What is mass wasting?
What factors affect the type and amount of mass wasting?
What factors affect the type and amount of mass wasting?
How does slope steepness affect mass wasting?
How does slope steepness affect mass wasting?
What is the role of plant roots in mass wasting?
What is the role of plant roots in mass wasting?
How does water affect mass wasting?
How does water affect mass wasting?
What do streams form as they flow downhill?
What do streams form as they flow downhill?
What happens to rain within a basin?
What happens to rain within a basin?
What is the largest stream in North America?
What is the largest stream in North America?
Where does the Mississippi River discharge its water?
Where does the Mississippi River discharge its water?
What are streams the major natural cause of on continents?
What are streams the major natural cause of on continents?
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