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Earth's Dynamic Surface
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| 1) |
Name 3 processes
that move Earth’s materials. |
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| 2) | What are the 3 main parts of
a river? |
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| 3) | Water flows from its tributaries to its ___________________________________________________________________________________. |
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| 4) |
Name the three main zones in
a river? |
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| 5) | The delta of a river is also
known as the zone of |
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| 6) | Define a low order tributary. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 7) | Define the water table. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 8) | ________________________________________________
is a measure of how well rainwater will be absorbed by a soil. |
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| 9) | This is a term used to describe
where rainwater flows in opposing directions when it hits the ground. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 10) | How does a river begin to move soil,
sand, gravel, or silt? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 11) | Define entrainment. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 12) | Define rainsplash erosion. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 13) | In a river channel, what is a pool?
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 14) | In a river channel, what are steps?
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 15) | Really large steps are referred
to as ___________________________________________________________________________________. |
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| 16) | An overall view of a river, from
its headwaters to its mouth, is called a ___________________________________________________________________________________. |
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| 17) | The 3 main water levels of a river
or stream are ___________________________________, ___________________________________, and ___________________________________. |
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| 18) | Define bankfull discharge. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 19) | What is a flood? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 20) | Define discharge. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 21) | How can a small channel actually
carry as much water as a larger channel? ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 22) | Define bedload. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 23) | Define saltation. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| 24) | Smaller sediments that move in the
water column like silts and clays are called ___________________________________________________________________________________. |
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| 25) | What are 3 factors that determine
channel patterns? ___________________________________, ___________________________________, and ___________________________________. |
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| 26) | Define delta. ___________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Do quiz at the end!!! |
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