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True or False: Runoff enter small streams, which join together to form larger streams
What is True?
100
True or False: Smaller streams come together to form rivers
What is False? Larger streams come together to form rivers
100
True or False: The Old River in West Virginia is one of the oldest rivers in North America.
What is False? The New River in West Virginia is one of the oldest rivers in North America.
100
True or False: A meander is the area of land from which a stream or river collects runoff
What is False? A drainage basin is the area of land from which a stream or river collects runoff
100
True or False: All the water in a river system eventually flows to the trunk of the river
What is True?
200
__________(s) are parts of river systems.
What are Streams?
200
How are streams classified?
What are Young, Mature, and Old Streams?
200
Water in a ________ area of a stream moves slower because it drags along the bottoms.
What is Shallow?
200
What can you compare a drainage basin to?
What is a Bathtub?
200
How many drainage basins are in the United States?
What are 3 Drainage Basins?
300
A stream that flows swiftly through a steep valley.
What is a Young Stream?
300
A ________ stream flows more smoothly through its valley.
What is Mature?
300
Which part of a tree looks like a river system?
What are The Branches?
300
What drainage basin runs through most of the United States?
What is the Mississippi River?
300
Do all the drainage basins connect or are they separate?
What is Connect?
400
In a mature stream, _______ occurs along the sides of the banks.
What is Erosion?
400
Where do young streams begin?
What are Melting Mountain Glaciers?
400
Which drainage basin runs into Canada?
What is the Columbia River?
400
Which drainage basin runs into the border of Mexico?
What is the Colorado River?
500
Rivers ______ and carry ________ water as more streams join.
What are Grow and More?
500
Where does the water come from?
What are Rills, Gullies, and Small Streams Located Upstream?
500
The broad, flat valley floor formed by a meandering stream.
What is a Flood Plain?
500
What are the names of the drainage basins?
What are the Colorado River, the Columbia River, and the Mississippi River?
500
What is the largest drainage basin?
What is The Mississippi River?