GEOLOGY
GEOMORPHOLOGY
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Question
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Sheet flow can be described as____
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run off the occurs in layers
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run off the occurs in streams
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What is sheet flow? Sheet flow is the overland transport of stormwater in a shallow concentrated flow.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sheet flow often ends up directly in stream channels (and can rapidly move materials including pollutants from terrestrial habitats), whereas infiltration can percolate to groundwater.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sheet flow runoff means the movement of water, usually storm runoff, flowing in a thin layer over the ground surface; also called overland flow that occurs when excess stormwater, melt water, or other sources of water flow over the ground surface.
Detailed explanation-4: -A type of flood hazard with flooding depths of 1 to 3 feet that occurs in areas of sloping land.
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