Question 1
The type and amount of material carried in the suspended load of a stream depends on ________.
◦ ground cover and channel shape
◦ turbulence and viscosity
◦ settling and flow velocities
◦ source accessibility and slope
◦ flow velocity and discharge
Question 2
________ make up the suspended loads of most rivers and streams.
◦ Dissolved salts
◦ Silt and clay-sized, detrital grains
◦ Sand and gravel that move during floods
◦ Dissolved ions and sand