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15 Cards in this Set
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Water cycle |
Water circulates between the Earths oceans atmosphere and land |
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Evapotranspirtion |
The process by which water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces. |
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Condensation |
The change of gas into liquid |
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Precipitation |
Any form of water that falls from earths surface from clouds rain,snow,sleet,and hail |
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Desalination |
Process of removing salt from the ocean water |
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Tributary |
The feeder streams that flow into the main stream |
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Watershed |
The land from which water runs off into streams called watershed |
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Steam load |
The materials being carried by the stream. Takes 3 forms suspended bed and dissolved loads. |
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Discharge |
The volume of water moved by a stream in a given time period |
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Gradient |
Change in elevation in a stream over a given horizontal distance |
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Meander |
Winding pattern of wide curves |
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Braided stream |
A stream or river that is composed of multiple channels that divide and rejoin around sediment bars |
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Delta |
A triangular shaped deposit that forms where the mouth of a stream enters a large body of water |
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Alluvial fan |
A fan shaped deposit that forms on land and it's tip points upstream |
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Flood plain |
The part of the valley floor that may be covered with the water during a flood |
