Maximum Velocity in a Straight Channel Is Found

question 78

Multiple Choice

Maximum velocity in a straight channel is found

• A)near the bottom.
• B)near the inside of a meander.
• C)at the center and near the surface,corresponding with the deepest parts of the stream channel.
• D)at the center and near the surface,corresponding with the shallowest parts of the stream channel.
• E)near either of the river banks.

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Definitions:

Sinuosity

The measure of how much a river or stream meanders or the degree of its winding path.

Point Bar

A sedimentary formation consisting of alluvium, built up along the inner curve of rivers and streams beneath the slip-off slope.

Floodplain

An area of relatively smooth land adjacent to a stream channel that is intermittently flooded when the stream overflows its banks.

Sedimentation

The process by which material is deposited by wind, water, or ice, often resulting in layers of sediment that can eventually form sedimentary rocks.