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What does the fluctuation in discharge rate affect stream flow velocity?
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How does a stream's gradient affect its velocity?
the difference in velocity is mostly due to the great efficiency of the large downstream channel.
What factor determine the velocity of stream?
measure out ten feet of water, drop a rubber ducky, or some other floating object in the water. and then time it with a stopwatch ti see how long it takes to reach there. Then divide your data by ten to get the data in feet covered per second.
What factors determine velocity of stream?
Speed and direction determine velocity
What depth should a velocity sensor be placed to estimate a stream's average velocity if it's 12.5 meters deep?
At what depth should a velocity sensor be placed to estimate a stream's average velocity if it is 12.5 meters deep?
A stream is carrying sand Which two factors determine when the sand will settle out of the stream?
Size of the sand grains and velocity of the stream
How does an increase in a streams velocity affect its discharge and carrying capacity?
When the discharge of a stream increases, so does it's velocity. When it decreases, so does the velocity.
How does a river's velocity affect its competence and capacity?
the competence and capacity of a steam depend on a streams velocity and discharge. Because the velocity and discharge of a given stream are not constant , the competence and capacity of a stream are not constant . competence and capacity vary along a stream and change throughout the year.
When the discharge of a stream increases what happens to the streams velocity?
When a stream's discharge increases, erosive energy increases.
What happens to stream speed if the discharge in a stream doubles?
If in a given stream the velocity doubles, the discharge: Choose one answer
What happens after a stream discharge increases?
After a stream's discharge increases, it overflows its banks and a flood occurs.
Stream velocity does it have anything to do with discharge of stream or stream elevation?
Stream discharge physically depends on two factors: stream cross-sectional area and velocity. Area is composed of width and depth. Q (flow) = vel x width x depth. Stream elevation change, or how steep a stream is, will affect the velocity. Higher sloping streams (like those with few meanders) will travel faster than sinuous, snaking streams that have a lower elevation drop per length of stream.
What does the rate of stream discharge has to do with erosion and deposition?
rate of stream discharge is directly proportional to the erosion i.e the higher the velocity of the stream then it will erode the rock rapidly while the deposition process will be slow when the velocity will be high.
What is the difference between stream discharge and stream velocity?
Stream discharge is a product of the velocity and the area of the stream (velocity x width x depth), and has units of volume per time (e.g. cubic feet per second, cubic meter per day, etc). Stream velocity is the vector describing the speed of the water and has units of length per time (feet per second, meter per second). Stream discharge is relatively constant as you move up and down a stream, while velocity will change predominately as you change depth. The velocity of water is lowest near the bed of the stream, and highest at the surface.
What affects bed load?
The velocity and discharge volume of the stream or river.
Stream velocity is faster in a?
Stream velocity is dependent of four things. They are, the flow type, the gradient, the channel shape, and the discharge of the stream. Streams will flow faster in narrow channels on steeper grades.
If a stream's discharge decreases how does it affect the stream's capacity?
The capacity of a stream is the maximum load it can carry. Capacity is directly related to a stream's discharge. The greater the volume of water in a stream is, the greater its capacity is for carrying sediment. So if a stream's discharge decreases, the stream's capacity also decreases.
How does velocity affect a stream of water?
It cuts a wider, shallow channel .
