final Flashcards
this part of the river makes a great place to white wtar raft. There are steep slopes here.
head waters
what are the 3 processes in which water moves through out the hydrologic cycle?
Evaporation, run off, percipoitaiton
the halocline is where what suddleny increases or decreases?
Salinity
pfa’s are bad for the hydrologic cycle why?
They dont degrade
colder water has what type of density compared to warmer water?
higher density
the continental shelf fo a passive margin compared to the continental shelf of a active margin.
Passive is wider
these 2 peak seasons for river flooding are great for gardening and swimming.
spring and summer
this area of a river is where erosion is happening.
Headwaters
the name of a rock that is formed in a river.
Conglomerate
where did the ducks go when they were introduced to the ocean?
everywhere
the flow velocity of rivers are controlled by these 3 factors.
gradient=slope
channel size, shape, roughness
discharge= headwater amount
this grain size travels the farthest in river systems.
Silt and clay
there are a few problems when you pump grounder water faster than it can be replenished. Name 3.
Drought/ drying up wells, salt water intrusion, cone of depression
this type of river channel erodes specifically into bedrock. It is very good at what it does.
v shaped
streams can take care fo themselves. They build these up along the banks after repeated flooding events
levies
what is deep water composed of?
cold water, salty water
drainage basins are separated by these.
divides
this area of a river widens over time.
Delta, floodplain, river valley
i need a glass of the densest water available. What does that water taste like?
salty and cold
out of the 5 oceans in the world, what is the biggest?
pacific
plants need rain and warm temps to thrive? Which areas in the US are great places to grow crops?
South, and east and west
like the anatomy of a animal, a river also has 3 distinct anatomical areas based on what is happening throughout the river?
Depositional river, headwate, trunk/erosion
the Rockies are a great example of this type of glacier.
alpine
4.6 billon years ago the surface fo the earth was _____ and there was _____ atmosphere.
Sufacre Molton, no atmosphere
gvsu is in this type of glacier deopsotioknal environment where rivers washed over the area when the glaciers started retreating.
outwashed plain
describe the dfifernce between climate and weather.
Climate is long going, and wather is changing. Climate is temperature, and weather is a state, talk about in a month or year. Climate is broader, talk about it regionally or globally.
what are the 4 major greenhouse gases?
water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide
This zone is where youd want to go skiing or snowboarding with little to no issue in snow texture
Zone of accumulation
this type of bacteria was integral in creating the first free oxygen in our atmosphere. You can find their friends in your local grocery store as Kombucha
Zianal bacteria
chairs in this room. High or low albedo value?
low, not reflecting any sunlight
his is named the forbidden baking item, because it consists of ground up rock particles. Dont want this in your cake
rock flour
which has the higher residence time in the atmosphere, methane or carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide.
The loss of sea ice at the North Pole makes an area less reflective, which allows the surface air and ocean to warm, which results in the North Pole warming. Is this a positive or negative feedback?
postive
the name of the period where numerous plants started growing across the entire globe. Resulting in more oxygen inn the atmosphere.
Carbondixorious.
when skiing or snowboarding, this area youd want to watch out for melting of ice or snow.
Zone of ablation
this time period is ehn buried coal deposits were burned by lava flows, releasing toxice gases an carbon dixoede into the atmosphere. 70% of life on land perished.
Permin extinction
he metamorhphic rock, schist, shines in the sun and looks _____
bejewel
what are the 2 forms in which carbon enters the earth and keeps the carbon cycle moving?
burning of fossil fuels,
as the temp increase across the globe annually, waht are 3 consequences?
Ice bergs melting, coral bleaching, ocean warming
the type of coal called anthracite, wont cause to much of this… bc when it is burned, it doesnt produce a lot of CO2
trouble
