Fluvial Geomorphology Flashcards
1
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What is an abandoned channel?
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A path that a river used to take but no longer does.
2
Q
What is a sand/gravel bar?
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3
Q
What is a bed load?
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4
Q
What is a braided stream?
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5
Q
What is a channel?
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6
Q
What is a coulee?
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7
Q
What is a delta?
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8
Q
What is deposition?
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9
Q
What is a divide?
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10
Q
What is undercutting?
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11
Q
What is erosion?
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12
Q
What are erratics?
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13
Q
What is a flood plain?
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14
Q
What is a gradient?
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15
Q
What is headward erosion/headcut?
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16
Q
What is a meander?
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17
Q
What is an oxbow lake?
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18
Q
What is a point bar?
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19
Q
What is a plunge pool?
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20
Q
What is porosity?
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21
Q
What is permeability?
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22
Q
What is a pothole?
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23
Q
What are ripple marks?
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24
Q
What is a suspended load?
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25
Q
What is a waterfall?
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26
Q
What is a watershed?
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