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19 Cards in this Set
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Erosion
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The wearing away of the land by the process of water, wind and ice
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Transportation
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The process whereby the river moves its load
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Deposition
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The process whereby the river drops material when it lacks energy to transport its load
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Attrition
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When boulders bash together and break into smaller pieces
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Hydraulic Action
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The force of the water dislodges particles form the rivers bed and banks
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Corrasion
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Material in suspension wears away the banks in a sand papering action (also called abrasion)
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Traction
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Rolling stones (Need lots of energy)
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Saltation
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Bouncing or leap frog motion of sand sized material
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Suspension
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Slit and clay sized material carried within the water flow
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Solution
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Material which has been dissolved in the water and carried
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Discharged
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Measured in cumecs
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Evapotranspiration
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The combination of water from plants and bodies of water returning to the atmosphere
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Infiltration
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Water passing form the surface to the soil
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Interception
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Vegetation
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Surface Runoff
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Water flowing to the river overland
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Precipitation
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Input into the drainage basin system
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Percolation
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slow movement of water down through the soil to the rocks
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Stem Flow
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Water transfer running down plants
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Saturation
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The point when all the pores have filled with water
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