Stream Characteristics and Formations

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During the youth stage, streams typically have

Narrow floodplains (correct)

Wide floodplains

Deep valleys

No floodplains

What happens to waterfalls and rapids as streams mature?

They become narrower

They become more common

They become wider

They disappear (correct)

What feature is typically found in the inter stream areas during the youth stage?

Marshes (correct)

Oxbow lakes

Waterfalls

Natural levees

What happens to the stream divides as streams progress from the youth stage to the mature stage?

They become narrower Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of streams during the old age stage?

Gentle gradients Signup and view all the answers

Which type of dune forms when the wind direction is constant and moderate, and the original surface over which sand is moving is almost uniform?

Barchan dune Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes a parabolic dune from a barchan dune?

Reversed shape Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a seif dune when there is a shift in wind conditions?

It develops multiple wings Signup and view all the answers

What type of dune forms when the supply of sand is poor and the wind direction is constant?

Longitudinal dune Signup and view all the answers

In what direction are transverse dunes aligned?

With the wind direction Signup and view all the answers

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During the youth stage, streams typically have

What happens to waterfalls and rapids as streams mature?

What feature is typically found in the inter stream areas during the youth stage?

What happens to the stream divides as streams progress from the youth stage to the mature stage?

What is a characteristic of streams during the old age stage?

Which type of dune forms when the wind direction is constant and moderate, and the original surface over which sand is moving is almost uniform?

What distinguishes a parabolic dune from a barchan dune?

What happens to a seif dune when there is a shift in wind conditions?

What type of dune forms when the supply of sand is poor and the wind direction is constant?

In what direction are transverse dunes aligned?

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