What is a longitudinal profile of a stream?

What will be an ideal response?


A longitudinal profile (or long profile) is a cross-sectional view of a stream from its headwaters to its mouth, showing its gradient.

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Vegetation in some parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is threatened by ____ that were introduced to North Carolina from Europe in 1912.

A. mountain goats B. white-tailed deer C. wild boar D. rabbits E. long-horn sheep

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True or False: Physical weathering involves reactions between minerals and water to produce dissolved ions and new minerals

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Which of the following is true about Pluto?

A. Astronomers recently classified it to dwarf-planet status. B. It is similar to a number of objects farther out from the Solar System. C. Its orbit is very elliptical. D. It is a small icy object, even smaller than Earth's Moon. E. All of these choices are correct.

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After the Gulf of Mexico began to form in the Late Triassic, the shallow restricted basin became

the site of extensive _______ deposition. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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