EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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Question
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the path that a stream follows
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the water that is beneath Earth’s surface
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a stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream
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all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground
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Detailed explanation-1: -A stream is a body of water that carries rock particles and dissolved ions and flows down slope along a clearly defined path, called a channel. Thus, streams may vary in width from a few centimeters to several tens of kilometers.
Detailed explanation-2: -streambed, also called Stream Channel, any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that is shaped by flowing water. Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any time; some carry water only occasionally.
Detailed explanation-3: -Main channel means a channel that has flowing water when average flows occur.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three basic types of channels, straight, meandering and braided.