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Q: What is a curve in a streams channel caused by erosion?
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Why are some streams very crooked while others are straight?

They are probably meanders, caused by erosion of the edges of the river due to load carried by the river smashing into the curve as well as the speed of the water.


What is curve cause of stream channel cause by erosion?

Are you talking about meanders? when overtime laterally erode the banks (undermine) due to the hydrolic fore of the water. Then then turn to ox-bow lakes due to deposition along the curve and erosion coming into the curve. (bypasses the curve; cuts straight through)


A curve in a river formed by erosion?

Meander


What is a bend or curve in a stream channel?

stream channel


What portion of the meander has the most erosion?

the middle curve


A curve in a stream channel?

this is called a meandering stream.


Which side of the stream is shallower the inside curve or outside?

Since the outside curve has a higher velocity, it has more erosion meaning the inside curve has a slower velocity more deposition causing it to be shallower. The outside curve is deep.


Why does a jet stream curve and bend?

Think about it this way. If it was flat then jet streams would be straight. But the Earth is round so jet streams are curved because of the curvature of the Earth.


What could have caused curve B to be different from curve A?

an enzyme could have been added to reaction b


A movement along the demand curve for toothpaste would be caused by?

A movement along the demand curve for toothpaste would be caused by an increase or decrease in the price of toothpaste. This change would then lead to a change in the quantity demand.


How the devils marbles were formed?

The rocks were formed through erosion. They were originally rectangular shaped. The erosion happened around the edges of the rocks. The corners started to curve. Now each of the rocks are egg- shaped or spherical.


What is a meander in a river?

On Earth, meandering streams occur where the floodplain is resistant to erosion. Often this is because the stream banks are held firm by grass and tree roots.