1. It is the change in elevation of a stream over a given distance.

a) Headwater, b) interflow, c) watershed, d) Stream Gradient, e) Stream Depth

2. Complete the formula; Stream Discharge = __________ x __________

a) Volume x Area, b) Depth x Velocity, c) Velocity x Area, d) Velocity x Cross-sectional Area, e)
Area x Depth

3. This is the area of land that drains to a particular point along a stream.
a) Riverbank, b) Watershed, c) Estuary, d) Sanctuary, e) Stream Area

4. It is the main driver for the movement of water.

a) Elevation, b) Gravity, c) Runoff, d) Sediments, e)Precipitation

5. What does the unit cumec actually mean?

a) Cubic measurement, b) cubic measurement per second, c) Cubic meters, d) cubic meters per
second

6. It is a graph used by hydrologists and geologists to determine whether a river will erode,
transport, or deposit sediment.
a) Hydrograph, b) Hyetograph, c) Histogram, d) Hjulstrom Graph, e) Venn Diagram

7. It is the measurement of the amount of water flowing through a stream over a fixed period of
time.
a) Stream Velocity, b) Stream Depth, c) Stream Discharge, d) Stream Area, e)Stream Elevation

8. The point at which the stream discharges, possibly via an estuary or delta, into a static body
of water such as a lake or ocean.
a) Mouth, b) Headwater, c) Watershed, d) Riverbank, e) Peak of a mountain

9. The part of a river or other area of water where it joins the sea.
a) Riverbank, b) Mouth, c) Estuary, d) Watershed, e) Head

10. These/This is/are where the average stream flow increases.

a) Upstream, b) Downstream, c) subsurface, d) Steep-sided mountain stream valleys, e) a,b,c
and d

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