41 Chapter 13 Freshwater After Class Questions

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PHS 101 Chapter 13 Freshwater After Class Review Questions 1. Define runoff and explain how runoff can initiate formation of a stream. 2. What factors determine whether a stream is fresh or salty? What is the difference between a lake and a wetland? Distinguish among swamps, marshes, and bogs. 3. What is a drainage network? Describe the different patterns of drainage networks recognized by geologists. Which does the figure show? 4. Define stream discharge and explain how it can vary along a stream’s length. How can discharge be affected by climate? Why are some streams permanent and some ephemeral? 1

5. Describe how streams erode and carry sediment. Distinguish between competence and capacity. 6. How does a braided stream differ from a meandering stream, and what factors determine which forms at a location? Describe how meanders form and evolve. 7. How do deltas grow, and how do they differ from alluvial fans? 8. What is the difference between a slow-onset flood and a flash flood? What phenomena can cause flooding, and how do people try to prevent flooding? 2

9. What is groundwater, and where does it reside? How do porosity and permeability differ? Using these terms, contrast an aquifer with an aquitard. 10. What is the water table, and what factors affect its level? What factors affect the rate and flow direction of the groundwater? Why did the stream in the diagram dry up? 11. How is an artesian well different from an ordinary well? 12. Why do natural springs form? Explain why hot springs form and why geysers erupt. 3

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13. Describe the process leading to the formation of caves, speleothems, and features of karst landscapes. 14. How have humans overused and abused surface water supplies? 15. Is groundwater a renewable or nonrenewable resource? Describe ways in which human activities affect groundwater. 4