V-Shaped Stream Valleys Result from the Downcutting of Stream Erosion

question 28

Multiple Choice

V-shaped stream valleys result from the downcutting of stream erosion and ________.

• A) mass wasting on the valley sides
• B) isostatic rebound
• C) the topographic rule of V's
• D) conservation of angular momentum

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