If a stream experiences more energetic water flow, the stream ________.
A. will not change its flow path
B. will not change its sinuosity, but will erode sediment
C. will not change its sinuosity, but will deposit sediment
D. responds by increasing the sinuosity of its channel pattern through meandering
E. responds by decreasing the sinuosity of its channel pattern
Answer: D
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