EACH IS A PIECE OF THE CONTINENT, A PART OF THE WHOLE
MOVING ON
CHANGES IN ALTITUDE OR LATITUDE : CHANGES IN ATTITUDE
WET OR DRY
200
A meander that becomes isolated from the rest of the river
What is an oxbow lake?
200
Of clay, gravel, sand, or silt, the size of sediment that will likely settle first as the stream's velocity decreases.
What is gravel?
200
Characteristics of these include: generally located in low-lying areas, natural levees, intimate linkage to the water level of a stream
What floodplains?
300
Any large cave formed by a chemical process
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What is a cavern?
300
The pair of stream terms that is incorrectly matched:
cutbank--outer portion of a stream meander
Point bar--area of substantial erosion
Braided stream--maze of interconnected channels
Aggradation--sediment accumulation in the stream channel
What is
Point bar--area of substantial erosion
300
The drop in stream elevation per unit distance
What is gradient
300
Channel width, depth, and velocity are the considerations of this measurement of a stream.
What is discharge?
400
The process of breaking rock down without any chemical alterations; examples include exfoliation, frost wedging, and salt crystal growth.
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What is physical weathering
400
Unconsolidated matter deposited by running water
What is alluvium?
400
A channel begins to erode downward at a faster rate when this happens in its headwater region
What is tectonic uplift
400
These only flow for certain periods during a year
What are intermittent streams?
500
Chemical weathering processes are particularly effective on limestone landscapes, forming this type of land form.