?Why do braided streams form in a dry climate instead of meandering streams?

a. ?The stream flows on a broad, flat surface, so it spreads out and braids.
b. ?The stream has too little water to carry the total sediment supplied.
c. ?The stream channel is so shallow that the stream flows easily over its banks.
d. ?Water soaks down to the water table, so it doesn’t ever flow downslope.
e. ?There are so many channels that they can’t help but cross one another to form a braided pattern.


ANSWER: b

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