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How do canyons form?
Canyons are formed by stream down-cutting, usually in arid areas, where the rate of down-cutting is greater than the rate of weathering, and where the stream or river receives water from outside the area. Rivers and streams
Which type of stream valley is formed primarily by down cutting?
Narrow valley.
What are wide curves in a stream called?
meanders
What is a landform a stream can create over many years?
canyons and vallys
What is a stream of water cutting through land?
A stream of water cutting through land is a river.
What is a stream that has channel with many curves?
A stream with a channel that has many curves is sometimes called a meander. This area often offers a large amount of erosion and damage to the surrounding land.
What are various features formed by erosion?
Erosionally formed features include valleys, stream and river channels, lake beds, sand dunes, all glacially formed features such as eskers and moraines, seaside cliffs and beaches, canyons, mesas, spires, buttes, caves, and deltas, among others.
What is defined as narrow as deep valleys?
A narrow valley is a V-shaped valley, or river valley. A narrow valley has steep sloped sides that look like the letter V. They are formed by a strong stream.
How was Angel Falls formed?
by a freeze thor action consisting of two rivers river drynx and gordoLike most waterfalls, it was most likely formed by erosion of a mountain. a stream probably going down the side of the moutain, cutting through (the erosion part).
What are the characteristics between a wide stream valleyand a narrow stream valley?
A wide stream valley has gently sloping sides and a broad, flat floor due to erosion over time by a large volume of water. In contrast, a narrow stream valley has steep, V-shaped sides and a narrow floor formed by fast-flowing water cutting through the landscape.
How are river valleys are formed?
River valleys are formed by stream erosion.
How is a misfit stream formed?
A Misfit Stream is formed when water melted from the mountains flow into a U-shaped valley. Then because the stream is too small for the valley it is then called a misfit valley.
