Good afternoon Chegg team, I would like some help with this question. 7 Please n

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Good afternoon Chegg team,

I would like some help with this question. 7

Please note: only state the answer.

The primary factor that makes the Mississippi River so different from the Colorado River is ____________

stream gradient: one has a high graident; the other a low gradient.

length of river: one is very long; the other quite short.

meandering: one river meanders; the other is straight with no meanders.

type of sediment load: one is loaded to capacity; the other has a dearth of sediment.

water quality: one river is highly polluted, the other is super clean.

stream gradient: one has a high graident; the other a low gradient.

length of river: one is very long; the other quite short.

meandering: one river meanders; the other is straight with no meanders.

type of sediment load: one is loaded to capacity; the other has a dearth of sediment.

water quality: one river is highly polluted, the other is super clean.

Explanation / Answer

Answer: stream gradient: one has a high gradient; the other a low gradient.

The primary factor that makes the Mississippi River so different from the Colorado River is stream gradient: one has a high gradient; the other a low gradient.

Here river Colorado has high gradient than Mississippi river.

River Colorado has gradient through Grand Canyon is less than 10 ft/mi.

River Mississippi has gradient 0.5ft/mi (at low Mississippi).

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