The Good Earth Introduction To Earth Science 4th Edition By David – Test Bank

71. Liquid water can exist at 0°C.
TRUE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.02 Hydrologic Cycle
Topic: The Hydrologic Cycle

72. The headwaters of a stream are where it empties to local or ultimate base level.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.04 Factors Affecting Stream
Topic: Drainage Networks and Patterns

73. Flood plains are depositional features.
TRUE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.06 Floods
Topic: Deposition

74. Floods only occur where human activities alter natural stream systems.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.06 Floods
Topic: Floods

75. Construction of an asphalt parking lot at a mall is likely to increase local flooding by increasing infiltration rates.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 2. Understand
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.06 Floods
Topic: Floods

76. Floods usually only affect human development in flood plains.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.06 Floods
Topic: Floods

77. Floods can occur in winter.
TRUE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.06 Floods
Topic: Floods

78. Wetlands help to minimize the effects flooding.
TRUE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.07 Flood Control
Topic: Floods

79. Floods only occur when there is excessive short-term precipitation or a dam failure.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.06 Floods
Topic: Floods

80. Flood insurance prevents losses from floods.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.07 Flood Control
Topic: Approaches to Flood Control

81. Water velocity in the high-gradient part of the stream is typically greater than in the low-gradient part of the stream.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 2. Understand
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
Gradable: automatic
Section: 11.04 Factors Affecting Stream
Topic: Factors Affecting Stream Flow

82. Silt- and clay-sized particles are the first to be deposited as stream velocity decreases.

FALSE
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Bloom’s: Level 1. Remember
Chapter: 11 Streams and Floods
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Section: 11.05 The Work of Streams
Topic: Factors Affecting Stream Flow

83. The maximum velocity in a stream occurs along the cut bank side of a meander.
TRUE