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In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is what?
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A steep gradient will force the water to flow downhill faster.
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When is a stream likely to meander?
All streams meander to some extent. The most likely time is when flow is consistent and gradient is uniform. See Braided Stream. When a stream has eroded the steep valleys to genteler slopes, the stream flows more slowly.Now water in the stream erodes along the sides of the stream bed rather than along the stream bottom. === ===
What is the difference between a youthful river and a mature river?
A youthful stream is swift flowing, has sharper contours and the banks would be steep, whereas a mature stream is more mellowed in pace, is slow flowing, and is wider than the river upstream. The banks wouls be more silted and have smaller gravel, which is not the case of the youthful stream.
What is a deep valley with high steep slopes that often has a stream running through it?
A canyon
What are Isobars and what does it mean when they are close together?
It means that there is a steep gradient, or pressure change, and strong winds.
What is a uniform slope?
A Uniform slope is a slope with evenly spaced contours, it can be for hills of any gradient, weather it is steep or gradual, but they have to be evenly spaced
In a typical stream where the gradient in steep the discharge is?
In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is small.
In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge .?
In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is small.
In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is?
In a typical stream where the gradient is steep the discharge is small.
How do gradient and discharge change between a stream's headwaters and its mouth?
At the headwaters (in the mountains) the gradient is steep, then as the stream moves into the foothills and onto the plains on its way to the sea where it has its mouth, the gradient gets less and less steep.
Does gradient of a stream increase or decrease downstream?
Decrease. The source of the river is usually in a mountainous area with a steep gradient.
What is the difference between a young mature and old stream?
A young stream is typically characterized by a steep gradient, fast flow, and erosion of its channel. As a stream matures, it becomes more meandering, has a gentler gradient, and tends to deposit sediments in its channel. An old stream has a low gradient, meanders extensively, and has a stable floodplain with significant sediment deposition.
What does a stream's ability to erode mainly depend on?
The amount of water in the stream and the gradient. However if you had two streams both with the same amount of water in them but with one stream flowing down a steeper slope (gradient) than the other, then the steep one has more ability to erode.
What are the the characteristics of the young River?
They thickk boi
What is the term for how steep a line is?
It is its slope or gradient.
What is a steep gradient?
science will find the answer
What is a high gradient?
a steep slope
What are the features of a river channel that has a steep gradient?
If a river channel has a steep gradient, the river flows faster and has more erosive energy.
