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chapter 7 Flashcards

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avulsion

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a sudden divergence of stream causing a new channel formation and the dewatering of the former channel

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glacial till

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unsorted sediment left behind by a glacier

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head cut

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sudden vertical drop in stream bed, can for a knick point

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knick point

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migrates upstream, causing erosion

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incision

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cutting in to make stream deeper, makes sides unstable and likely to collapse

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