Which of the following typically decreases downstream in a river?

A) Flow velocity
B) Discharge
C) Channel size
D) Maximum sediment grain size
E) None of these are correct.


D) Maximum sediment grain size

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a. 1:760,000 b. 1:200,000 c. 1:500,000 d. 1:100,000 e. 1:900,000

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The seasonality of precipitation for the Humid Continental climate in North America can best be explained by

A) the moist eastern side of the subtropical high. B) the moist western side of the subtropical high. C) monsoonal precipitation. D) westerly migration of midlatitude cyclones.

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Which of the following diseases have been largely eradicated by the use of vaccines?

A) rubella B) polio C) smallpox D) All of these have been largely eradicated through the use of vaccines. E) None of these have been largely eradicated through the use of vaccines.

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