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the lifting or removing of loose particles such as clay and silt (small particles)

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deflation

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wind blown sand blasts exposed rock, smoothing and polishing them

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Abrasion

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Where is wind erosion more effective?

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Deserts than humid regions

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Wind can only pick up what size particles?

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Small light particles

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in deserts the arid sediments are?

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lighter

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in humid regions the sediments are

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wet and heavier

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as energy is lost, larger particles are dropped first then smaller materials

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graded bedding

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how does wind deposit sediment

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graded bedding

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deposition due to wind results in

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small sorted particles (large on the bottom, smaller as you go up)

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wind blown silt blankets in a region

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layers of loess

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sand accumulated in a mound
sand begins to accumulate wherever an obstruction crosses it’s path slows movement

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sand dunes

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gentle slope is on the

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windward side

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steep is on the

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leeward side

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sloping layers caused by sand being deposited on the sheltered side of a dune. These layers are inclined in the direction the wind is blowing

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crossbeds

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erosion of sediments by wind is most common in what climates and where

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arid climates along shorelines

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wind deposits consist of

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fine grained well sorted particles

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wind deposited sediments have a what appearance and what layers

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frosted appearance and cross bedded layers

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18
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what moves sand dunes

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wind

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what can winds cause

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sand-blasted bedrock

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where the land and a body of water meet

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shoreline

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waves along the shoreline are constantly ______, ______, and ______ sediments

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weathering, eroding, depositing

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balance between erosion and deposition

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coast lines

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waves can throw thousands of tons of water against the shore causing cracks in the coastal structures

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Wave Impact

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waves hit the shore at a slight angle because of this refraction headlands (or land that sticks out into the ocean) receive more erosion and the bays (areas between headlands) receive more deposition

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Wave Refraction

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the grinding of rock fragment by the waves cause smooth rounded stones, pebbles, and shells to land on the shore

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Abrasion

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the longshore current shore flows parallel to the shore and moves large amounts of sediments horizontally along the coastline

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longshore transport

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shoreline features that are caused by the removal of sediment

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erosional features

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sediments moving along the shore are deposited in areas where the water slows

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Depositional features

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29
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permanent land formation that forms between the mainland and the ocean

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barrier beach

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30
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a temporary pile of sand at or above sea level

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sand bar

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31
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deposition due to waves is usually ____ and _____

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sorted and rounded

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32
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wave action rounds sediments as a result of

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abrasion

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33
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wave action causes changes in shoreline features including

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beaches, sandbars, and barrier islands

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34
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waves approaching a shoreline move sand _____ to the shore within the zone of breaking waves

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parallel

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35
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longshore dirt moves sand along the beach in the direction of the

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ocean current

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36
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mass movement (particles)

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unsorted angular rock fragments

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37
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wind (particles)

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small sorted particles

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38
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waves (particles)

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sorted and rounded

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39
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thick masses of ice that form over thousands of years

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Glaciers

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ice that flows down mountain valleys at high altitudes

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valley glacier ex. Alaska

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ice that covers a large region where the climate where the climate is extremely cold, icebergs and ice ages

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ice sheet ex. Antarctica

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42
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frost action loosens blocks of rocks and the glacier then lifts them away

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plucking

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43
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the ice slides over the rocks like sandpaper

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Abrasion

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44
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scratches left on the bedrock as the glacier moves over it

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striations

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45
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deposition due to glaciers results in

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unsorted and angular sediments

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46
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ice carves a wide valley pushing everything in it’s way

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u-shaped valley

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47
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unsorted sediments left behind from a glacier

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till

48
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ridges of till

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moraine

49
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an oval shaped mound of till

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drumlin

50
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a lake formed when the glacier begins to melt

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glacial lake

51
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small lake formed when a chunk of ice becomes dislodged and then melts

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kettle lake

52
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larges boulders dropped by melting ice

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glacial erratic

53
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glacier sediments are

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unsorted

54
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glaciers form what valleys

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u-shaped

55
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glaciers leave behind

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parallel scratches (striations)

56
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glaciers leave behind grooves in bedrock and parallel scratches (striations) from what

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abrasion

57
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glacial features include

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moraines, drumlins, kettle lakes, finger lakes, and outwash plains

58
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a block of ice left by a glacier will create

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a kettle lake

59
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a teardrop shaped piles of sediments left by a glacier is called a

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drumlin

60
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the movement of water in streams, rivers, and other channels

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stream flow

61
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the course that the water flows

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stream channel

62
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friction caused by

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shape, size, and roughness of the channel

63
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less friction

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faster

64
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more friction

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slower

65
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the slope or steepness of a stream channel

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gradient

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the volume of water that flows past a certain point in a given time

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stream discharge

67
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variables that affect discharge

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size of channel, velocity, climate

68
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a bend in a stream

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meander

69
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streams ____ in gradient as it moves from it’s source to it’s mouth

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decrease

70
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streams start

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at higher elevations and move downhill

71
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upstream the

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channels are smaller, rougher, and have more friction (slower)

72
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downstream has a higher

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amount of water flowing through it (discharge)

73
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downstream has

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channels that are wider, smoother, and have less friction (faster)

74
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downstream has

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channels that are wider, smoother, and have less friction (faster)

75
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smaller streams that flow into larger streams

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tributaries

76
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a primary agent of erosion

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running water

77
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the speed of the stream depends on the ___ and _____

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gradient (how steep the slope) and volume (discharge)

78
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sediments transported by streams tend to become

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rounded as a result of abrasion by bumping into other rocks

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the size of the particle transported depends on the

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stream’s velocity

80
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which particles settle first in water

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heavy, dense, and round

81
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which particles slide and bounce along the bottom

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sand and pebbles

82
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which particles are carried in suspension

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silt and clay

83
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what is carried in a solution

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minerals

84
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as the velocity increases the size of the sediment a particle can carry

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increases

85
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as the amount of water in a stream increases (discharge) the velocity will

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increase

86
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what is the area drained by a stream and it’s tributaries

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watershed

87
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when a stream ends at a body of water the largest sediments are dropped first as the water ___

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slows down

88
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which sediments go the farthest

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the smallest

89
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what is sorting of sediments by a stream called

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delta

90
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streams generally erode their channel by

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lifting loose particles

91
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the stronger the current the more

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erosional power it has

92
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sediments carried in a stream can erode solid rock by the process of

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abrasion

93
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streams transport sediments by

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solution, suspension, and bed load

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solution

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dissolved materials

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floating materials travel as fast as the water (most common)

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suspension

96
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large sediments that are transported by rolling or scooting

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bed load

97
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the maximum load a stream can carry

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capacity

98
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occurs as a stream flow decreases

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stream deposition

99
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larger particles drop

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first

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smaller particles drop

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last

101
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stream _____ varies within a stream channel

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velocity

102
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maximum velocity occurs on the _____ of channel bends

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outside

103
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minimum velocity occurs on the ____ of bends

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inside

104
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highest speed in center

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straight section

105
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steeper on the left (erosion)
gentle on the right (deposition)
faster in the center of the deepest location

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left meander

106
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steeper on the right (erosion) gentle on the right (deposition)
faster in the center of the deepest location

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right meander

107
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a wide valley created when a river erodes the banks of it’s stream channel. the side to side cutting creates a flat valley floor

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floodplain

108
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where deposition cuts off meanders this is formed

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oxbow lake

109
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forms when sediment builds up at the mouth of a river because the water slows as it enters a larger body of water

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delta

110
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streams form what shaped valleys

A

v-shaped

111
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stream deposits are

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sorted round and smooth

112
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the velocity of a stream is greatest on the ___ of a meander

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outside

113
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what occurs on the inside of a meander

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depostion

114
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is the velocity fast or slow on the inside of a meander

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slow

115
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what occurs on the outside of a meander

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erosion

116
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is velocity fast or slow on the outside of a meander

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fast

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