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Different Water sources
Different water sources: above ground, glaciers, and underground
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Geology
Undergraduate 3
10/13/2011

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Turbulent Flow
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needed for erosion; greatest in floods
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competence
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largest particle
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capacity
Definition
amount possible to carry: velocity highest during floods
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alluvium
Definition
stream sediment; what they carry down stream
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stream velocity controls?
Definition
gradient, roughness, discharge, and channel shape
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ultimate base level of erosion?
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ocean
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temporary base level?
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lake/resistant rock
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stream channels in soil or loose sediment enlarge by?
Definition
(1)Headward erosion (2)Downcutting (3)Mass Movement
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Bedrock channels
Definition
abrasion by gravel (when pebbles that are carried down the river get caught in a whirl cycle they create a bedrock.
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Bedrock channels
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abrasion by gravel (when pebbles that are carried down the river get caught in a whirl cycle they create a bedrock.
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Steep slopes
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resistant rock
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gentle slopes
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weak rock
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lava origins
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lava flows, landslides, sand dunes, cave collapse, glacial deposition
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fate of lakes
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to fill with sediment
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what does urbanization do to rivers
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worsens floods
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accumulation
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fresh snow
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plucking
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freeze/thaw & rocks pulled into ice
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end moraine
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ridge of till
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kettle
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hole left as ice block in drift melted
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Esker
Definition
ice tunnel ridge of stratified drift (a mold)
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Drumlin
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bullet shaped hill formed as glacier readvances; steep sides faces ice
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Erratic
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glacial boulder doesn't match bedrock it sits on (carried by glaciers)
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plate tectonics
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continent brought near a pole
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earth orbit variations affect surface temperatures
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(1)eccentric orbit (2)tilted axis (3)rotation axis wabble
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variations in greenhouse gasses
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possible factors involved in an Ice Age
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snow/ice reflects sun's energy & lowers temperatures
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possible factors involved in an Ice Age
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weak ocean current circulation to poles lowers temperatures
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slows down=cooler temperatures; speeds up= warmer temperatures
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what is the importance of groundwater?
Definition
largest freshwater reservoir
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porosity
Definition
percentage of space
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permeability
Definition
ease of water transmission
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aquifer
Definition
high permeability
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aquitard
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low permeability
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Hot spring
Definition
when warm water comes out of a spring
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Fumarole
Definition
stream
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Geyser
Definition
intermittently spouts out water
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geothermal energy
Definition
electricity generation
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hard water
Definition
high in calcium/magnesium carbonate (poor suds)
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soft water
Definition
low in ions or high in sodium (good suds)
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Karst Topography
Definition
sinkholes and caves
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