QUIZ: True or False - Rivers
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1. True or False: Deposition is most likely to occur where a river’s velocity suddenly increases.
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2. True or False: Hydraulic action is a form of chemical erosion caused by acidic river water.
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3. True or False: Traction refers to large sediment being rolled along the riverbed during high-energy conditions.
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4. True or False: Lateral erosion becomes more dominant than vertical erosion as a river moves into its middle and lower course.
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5. True or False: Deposition occurs mainly on the outside bend of a meander.
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6. True or False: Floodplains are formed largely through repeated deposition during overbank flooding events.
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7. True or False: Saltation involves particles bouncing along the riverbed due to intermittent contact with the water.
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8. True or False: A river’s long profile typically becomes steeper as you move downstream toward the mouth.
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