Soil
The four components that make up soil
Minerals, organic matter, water, and air
Three types of weathering
Mechanical, chemical, biological
Natural deposits that run on both sides of the channel preventing future floods
Levees
The complete system of the trunk and its tributaries forming a network that occupies a region
Drainage basin
Drainage networks seen on flat-lying sedimentary rocks
The "P" in the soil forming "ClORPT" equation
The slowest type of mass movement
Soil creep
Type of channel formed when the river needs to carry a lot of large sized sediments
Braided channels
The natural phenomena when water trapped in between rocks freezes
Frost action
The primary mechanisms by which streams shape landscapes
Erosion, transport, and deposition of sediment
The region you will most likely find Gelisol soils
The poles (cold, high latitude)
Two factors that affect what type of mass movement we see
Speed of motion & amount of water
What happens to stream discharge if cross sectional area of a stream increases
Sediment accumulation which fills the river's valley and raises the bed level
Aggradation
The two aspects of stream power equilibrium
Energy available, sediment to be carried
The term that describes the light color associated with soil "E" horizons
Eluvatiation
The likelihood for mass movement on a shallow slope compared to a steep slope
Low
The __ shaped deposit where a mountain stream emerges on to a plain (or name of the deposit)
Alluvial fan
Downward erosion of streams lowering the level of the bed
Incision
The type of energy streams generate as they flow downstream
Kinetic energy
Soil texture associated with high water content but low plant available water
Clays
Location you are most likely to find chemical weathering occurring
Tropical regions (high temperatures, greater rainfall)
The area of deposition on the inside bend of a meandering stream
Point Bar
The formula to measure the discharge of a stream
Q = velocity x cross sectional area
If stream water appears to be very muddy, what type of sediment does it likely have a lot of
Suspended load