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Ch. 11-12
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Geology
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2012

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Term
Mass Wasting
Definition
-Downslope movement of material resulting from the force of gravity
Term
Falls, slides, flows
Definition
-The three types of mass movement are?
Term
*Shear Strength
*Gravity
Definition
-Factors that influence mass wasting are?
Term
*Turbulant Flow
*Laminar Flow
Definition
-Two main types of fluid flow:
1. In ______ flow, the lines of flow are complexly intertwined.
2. In ______ flow, little mixing takes place between adjacent flow lines within the fluid.
Term
Gradient
Definition
Water flows downhill over a slope known as its _____
Term
Velocity
Definition
The _____ of running water is a measure of the distance water travels in a given amount of time.
Term
Discharge
Definition
The ______ is the volume of water that passes a given point in a given amount of time.
Term
Dissolved
Definition
The ______ load of a stream is invisible because it is composed of ions which are transported in solution
Term
Suspended
Definition
The _____ load of a stream is made up of the smallest particles that can be kept in suspension in the water by turbulence
Term
Bed load
Definition
The _____ load of a stream is composed of sand and gravel that is transported along a stream's bed by saltation and rolling and sliding.
Term
Gravel and Sand
Definition
The two primary types of sediment in a bed load are _______ and _______.
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