Answer the following questions based on your interpretation of the Relationship of Transported Particle Size to Water Velocity chart of the Earth Science Reference Tables (page 6) as well as your class notes.
1. Which of the following sedimentary particles cannot be transported by a stream possessing a
water velocity of 200 cm/sec?
a. silt b. sand c. pebbles d. boulders2. Which of the following is the largest diameter particle that a stream possessing a water
velocity of 100 cm/sec can transport? a. 0.01 cm b. 0.1 cm c. 1.0 cm d. 10.0 cm3. I am a sedimentary particle with a diameter of 0.007 cm. The particle class to which I belong
is a. boulder b. cobble c. pebble d. sand4. The minimum water velocity required to transport a sedimentary particle with a 100.0 cm
diameter is a. 25.6 cm/sec b. 200 cm/sec c. 300 cm/sec d. 800 cm/sec5. A stream possessing a water velocity of 150 cm/sec could carry which of the following
sedimentary particles? a. clay, silt, pebbles, and cobbles b. clay, silt, sand, and cobbles c. silt, sand, pebbles, and cobbles d. pebbles, sand, silt, and clay6. Which of the following is the correct order of sedimentary particles in order of largest to
smallest? a. clay-silt-sand-pebbles b. sand-pebbles-cobbles-boulders b. boulders-silt-clay-sand d. cobbles-pebbles-sand-clay7. Which class of sedimentary particle has the greatest range in size?
a. clay b. silt c. pebbles d. boulders8. A stream can transport clay and silt but not pebbles. Which of the following its most likely
water velocity? a. 100 cm/sec b. 75 cm/sec c. 30 cm/sec d. 5 cm/sec9. A stream laden with sediment of fully mixed sizes experiences a decrease in velocity from
500 cm/sec to 100 cm/sec. Which particles will become deposited as a result of this change in water velocity? a. boulders, sand, and silt b. sand, silt, and clay c. cobbles, pebbles, and sand d. boulders, cobbles, and pebbles10. Which of the following statements is false concerning a stream possessing a water velocity
of 200 cm/sec? a. Pebbles and sand can be transported. b. Clay and sand can be transported. c. Clay and boulders cannot be transported. d. Cobbles and boulders can be transported. 