An Introduction to River Systems
Water as a medium; our traditional view of rivers is one-dimensional; rivers are actually four-dimensional; river processes occur across a range of scales; rivers can be viewed as corridors
- Created by: Michelle Patterson
- Created on: 26-05-09 10:47
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2. Why is water so special?
- Transports matter in rivers
- Transports material around plants and animals
- Medium for chemical reactions
- All of the above
- Sustains life in, on and near rivers
3. At what temperature is water most dense?
- 4degrees
- 5degrees
- 2degrees
- 3degrees
- 0degress
4. Which of these facts about water is NOT true?
- It is highly acidic
- It has a high latent heat of evaporation
- It is moderately viscious
- It buffers variations in temperature due to its high specific heat capacity
- It has a high surface tension
5. Rivers (are) dynamic mosaic of spatial elements and ecological processes arrayed hierarchically
- True
- False
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