27.2 Flashcards

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1
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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

A

Weathering- Breakdown of materials

Erosion- Removal of surface materials

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If the slope of a river decreases what will happen to the speed of the river?

A

It will decrease

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3
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What are small streams called that flow into larger rivers?

A

Tributaries

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4
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What are land areas that gather water called?

A

Drainage basins

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5
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What is the boundary called that separates drainage basins?

A

Drainage Divide

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6
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Water that flows downhill under the influence of gravity, water erodes earth’s surface creating _______

A

Channels

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7
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Young rivers are ________ due to the fast movement

A

V-shaped

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8
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_______ rivers are wide with smooth and gentle slopes

A

Mature

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9
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What type of land form is created when rivers flood and drop their sediment load?

A

Flood plains

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10
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What is a fan-shaped sediment deposit that is formed at the mouth of a river?

A

Delta

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11
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What are distributaries?

A

Branching canals created by deltas

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12
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What are the two types of glaciers?

A

Valley and continental

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13
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Where do valley glaciers form?

A

High mountainous regions

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14
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Where do continental glaciers form?

A

In colder climates and occupy large land areas

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15
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Where are the two continental glaciers located?

A

Greenland and Antarctica

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16
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What is cirque?

A

Bowl shaped basin

17
Q

What is an arete?

A

Long sharp ridgeline between valley glaciers

18
Q

What is a horn in a mountainous region?

A

Sharpened peaks

19
Q

What shape of valley do valley glaciers form?

A

U-shaped valleys

20
Q

What are tributary glaciers?

A

Small glaciers that feed into the large glaciers

21
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What type of valleys do tributary glaciers form?

A

Hanging valleys