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18 Cards in this Set
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Bed Load |
Sediments carried along the bottom of a stream |
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Capacity |
Total sediment a stream can carry |
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Delta |
Accumulation of sediment where stream enters a lake/ocean |
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Floodplain |
Flat, low-lying portion of a stream valley subject to flooding |
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Drainage Basin |
The land area that contributes water to a stream |
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Erosion |
The transportation of sediment by water, wind, ice, or gravity |
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Mechanical Weathering |
The physical breaking-down of a rock |
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Chemical Weathering |
The process by which the internal structure is changed by adding or removing elements |
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Abrasion |
This occurs when wind-blown sand cuts and polishes rock |
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Deposition |
When an agent of erosion loses energy and drops the sediments |
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Deflation |
The lifting and removal or loose sediments by wind |
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Loess |
Deposits of wind-blown silt |
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Dune |
A hill or ridge of wind-deposited sand |
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Stream Channel |
The course that water in a stream follows |
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Discharge |
The amount of water that passes a given point at a given time |
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Gradient |
The slope/steepness of a stream |
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Tributary |
A stream that enters into another stream |
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Meander |
A loop-like bend in the course of a stream |
