Rivers - Dynamic Earth - Lab Questions, Exams of Earth Sciences

Rivers, Perennial Streams, Intermittent Streams, Alluvium, Constituents and the Environments of Alluvium, Stream Drainage System, Types of Stream Drainage Patterns are key points of this file.

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Physical Geology PreLab Worksheet— Rivers
Name________________________________Date_____________________
Due at beginning of Rivers Lab
I. READ: Lab Manual in Physical Geology, Chapter 11
II. Answer the following questions:
1. The first two objectives for next week are:
a._________________________________________________________
. _________________________________________________________
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b._________________________________________________________
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2. Describe the difference between perennial streams and intermittent streams.
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3. Briefly describe the term alluvium. List its constituents and the environments
in which alluvium is deposited.
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4. What is a stream drainage system? List and briefly describe the seven types of
stream drainage patterns.
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Physical Geology PreLab Worksheet— Rivers

Name________________________________Date_____________________ Due at beginning of Rivers Lab

I. READ: Lab Manual in Physical Geology, Chapter 11 II. Answer the following questions:

  1. The first two objectives for next week are: a._________________________________________________________ . _________________________________________________________

b._________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 
  1. Describe the difference between perennial streams and intermittent streams.




  2. Briefly describe the term alluvium. List its constituents and the environments in which alluvium is deposited. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
  3. What is a stream drainage system? List and briefly describe the seven types of stream drainage patterns. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

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  1. What is the continental divide? Where is the continental divide in North America and what happens to the rainwater (where does it fall)? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
  2. List and briefly describe the five main factors that form/shape a river valley.






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