What happens when a stream overflows its banks? What will be an ideal response?
During a flood, a channel receives more water than it can accommodate, so it overflows its floodplain.
The stream deposits sediments on the floodplain; sand and gravel or mud are common. When water
pours onto the floodplain, its velocity and depth rapidly decrease. As a result, ridges of sandy
alluvium, natural levees, are deposited along the channel margins, and the mud is carried beyond the
natural levees into the floodplain, where it settles from suspension.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. maximum B. minimum C. commercial D. potential E. optimum
TAO/TRITON is ________
What will be an ideal response?
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A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.