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how much of the world’s electricity is generated by hydropower?

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17%

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which country has the largest production of hydroelectricity?

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China

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what is the 100 yr flood?

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1% chance in any year of a 100-magnitude flood

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what are examples of endogenous processes?

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volcanic and tectonic activities/landscapes

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what are examples of exogenous processes?

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water-related activities, wind, glaciers, slides

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how are sequential landforms made?

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created when exogenous processes wear and shape initial landforms

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which country had the most substantial earthquake (in terms of magnitude) in recent history?

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Chile (1960, 9.5)

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what is weathering?

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all processes causing rock to disintegrate physically or chemically because of exposure at or near the surface

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what’s an oxbow lake?

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meander river channel cut-off occurring during flood stage

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how much of the total agriculture water use is affiliated w groundwater?

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2/3

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what unit is common with discharge rates?

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cubic ft per second

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largest carrier of water?

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Mississippi river

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is hydropower consumptive or nonconsumptive?

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nonconsumptive

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is irrigation consumptive or nonconsumptive?

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consumptive

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15
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how old is the Earth?

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4.5 billion years

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what is the broadest age category?

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eons

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what is the most detailed age category?

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epochs

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what are the age categories from broadest to most detailed?

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eons, eras, periods, epochs, ages

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what is the surface of the Earth a reflection of?

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last 66 million years

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20
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is the outer or inner core liquid?

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outer

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what is the outer layer of the mantle?

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asthenosphere

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where is the crust thickest? continents or ocean?

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continents

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what is isostatic adjustment?

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ongoing movement of land once burdened by ice-age glaciers

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what is the makeup of the Earth’s crust? (finest to broadest)

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elements, minerals, rocks

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three major types of rocks?
igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
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how is igneous rock formed?
lava
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how is metamorphic rock formed?
large amounts of pressure
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how is sedimentary rock formed?
layers compacted upon layers of rock
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smaller volcanoes, generally a mile wide, mostly made up of gravel sizes pyroclastic
cinder cone
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tall, cone-shaped composite of lava, formed from andesitic rock, lava flows and pyroclastic materials, sometimes explosive
composite volcano
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gradual slopes, low-viscosity lava, is less explosive
shield volcano
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volcano with extremely viscous silica rich magma, vent plugs near top of volcanic core, steep sides
plug volcano
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what is Pahoehoe lava flow?
very fluid, rapid flow-develops a ropey texture when hardened
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what is AaAa lava flow?
great viscosity, slow moving lava, hardened crust breaks into sharp, jagged blocks
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what is an example of a shield volcano?
Hawaiian Islands
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what are examples of composite volcano?
Mount Fuji Vesuvius Etna Rainier Mount St. Helens
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what are some examples of a volcanic plug?
Mount Lassen in CA
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what is a batholith?
a mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust
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what is a laccolith?
a mass of igneous rock that has been intruded between rock strata causing uplift in the shape of a dome
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what is a sill?
horizontal sheet of intrusive igneous rock
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what is a dike?
vertical, wall-like igneous intrusion
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what are the types of fault expressions?
normal, reverse, thrust, and strike-slip
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what is a normal fault expression?
break in the rock strata, one layer drops below the other at a steep angle
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what is a reverse fault expression?
steep angle one layer pushed over another
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what is a thrust fault expression?
fault line convergence one rock layer is thrust up an over another lower angle than reverse
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what is a strike-slip fault expression?
like transform two pieces are sliding by each other
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where is the earthquake focus?
below the ground
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where is the epicenter of an earthquake?
directly above the focus on the surface
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what waves are released from earthquakes?
seismic
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what is mudflow?
mud stream, often rapid movement, very dangerous, sometimes linked to quick clays
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what are the key elements that lead to susceptibility to mass wasting?
composition, slope
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what kind of erosion is caused from a raindrop hitting the water/ground?
splash erosion
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what are deep trenches caused by erosion called?
gully erosion
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what is hydraulic action?
flowing water in the stream channel moves pebbles and fine grains
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what is abrasion?
mechanical grinding of grains of gravel in a stream channel
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what is corrosion?
- chemical process of rock weathering - water interacts with certain rock elements and minerals to create an acid like reaction
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what is alluvium?
alluvial deposits broken up rock material deposited by water
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what is a delta?
deposition at point where stream/river flows into an ocean or lake
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what is a braided stream?
- bed load exceeds stream capacity - bed load is deposited in the stream channel
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what percentage of the earth’s land area is covered by glacial ice?
10%
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how much fresh water is in glacial ice?
70%
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what is a drainage basin (watershed)?
an area of land which has the potential and slope to direct water into a stream or one of its tributaires
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what are examples of watersheds and drainage basins?
Mississippi drainage basin Ohio River drainage basin Hocking River Watershed
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what are sources of streamflow?
rain, snow melts, glacial melt, ground water (throughflow), lakes, swamps
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what is weathering?
all processes causing rock to disintegrate physically or chemically because of exposure at or near the surface
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what are the two types of weathering?
Physical/Mechanical and Chemical
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what is physical weathering?
break-up of large rocks into smaller particles by physical force
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what is chemical weathering?
a chemical change in rock by exposure to atmospheric variables
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what are examples of chemical weathering?
carbonation, oxidation, hydrolysis, and solution
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what is carbonation weathering?
water reacts with calcium carbonates to create an acid that eats away at rocks
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what is oxidation weathering?
also known as rust, dissolved oxygen in water interacts with metallic elements
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what is hydrolysis weathering
chemical union of water and salts form acids-similar to carbonation but with salt
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what scale is used for earthquakes?
richter scale (measured in magnitude)
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what is the hydrologic cycle?
the continuous circulation of water in the Earth-Atmosphere system
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what percentage of the US population uses groundwater?
44%
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what are factors that impact the availability of groundwater?
climate, vegetation, soil, bedrock, geological structures/slope, and human activities
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what is an aquifer?
rock mass or layer that readily transmits and holds groundwater; highly porous and permeable
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what is an artesian well?
- a well drilled into an aquifer under pressure - requires no pumping to get water flow - uses the pressure of rocks instead
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what is porosity?
void spaces. determines the amount of water than can be stored in a mass of rock or sediment
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what is permeability?
ability to allow water to move through the earth
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what is infiltration?
movement of water into the ground
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what is a karst?
landscape creates when water reacts with calcareous rock and creates a sinkhole or cavern
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what is a hot spring?
an area where groundwater comes in contact with hot rock and magma below the Earth's surface
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what are the advantages of hydropower?
flexibility, low power costs, reduced carbon dioxide, recreation, and flood control
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what are the disadvantages of hydropower?
ecosystem damage, loss of lands, siltation, relocation/eminent domain
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what is discharge?
the amount of water passing a specific point on the stream per unit time
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what is turbidity?
clarity or muddiness of water; affects the ability of sunlight to penetrate
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what is the most common element in the Earth's crust?
oxygen (47%)

GEOG 1100 (13 decks)

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