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it erodes on its bottom

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Q: What determines whether a stream erodes it bottom or its sides?
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What determines whether a stream erodes it bottom or it sides?

it erodes on its bottom


What determines whether a stream will erode its bottom or its sides?

it erodes on its bottom


How are valleys made?

valleys are made when a stream erodes at the sides and bottom.


Why does a stream bottom erode more deeply when its water level rises in a flood?

The stream bottom erodes more deeply when its water level rises in a flood; therefore, the more volume and sediments water carries along, the more bottom of a stream is being eroded away thus it deeper.


How could a stream change a mountain?

It erodes away the part of the mountain that the stream is on.


When is a stream likely to meander?

All streams meander to some extent. The most likely time is when flow is consistent and gradient is uniform. See Braided Stream. When a stream has eroded the steep valleys to genteler slopes, the stream flows more slowly.Now water in the stream erodes along the sides of the stream bed rather than along the stream bottom. === ===


Method used to estimate the absolute age of a stream is to?

measure the rate at which the stream erodes its bed i think i am not sure


What curve formed when water erodes side of a stream?

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What is Stream bed?

A stream bed is the bottom (floor) of the stream.


How do streams get wider?

a stream gets wider when it gets older and the water erodes the bed of the river to make it wider


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