Name:_____________________________________________________

1. Name 3 processes that move Earth’s materials.
   
   ____________________________________________,      ____________________________________________, and
   
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2. What are the 3 main parts of a river?
   
   ____________________________________________,      ____________________________________________, and
   
   ____________________________________________.



3. Water flows from its tributaries to its
   
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4. Name the three main zones in a river?
   
   ____________________________________________,      ____________________________________________, and
   
   ____________________________________________.



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.



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
    
    ____________________________________________.



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
    
    ____________________________________________.



26. Define delta.
    
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