transportation Flashcards

1
Q

the removal of materials or sediments by mobile agents such as water, wind, ice, or humans

A

erosion

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2
Q

what are the 4 transport media

A
  1. air
  2. water
  3. ice
  4. gravity
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3
Q

sediments rolling along the surface of the bed

A

rolling

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4
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a series of jumping movement of sediments

A

saltation

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5
Q

sediments suspended in transporting media

A

suspension

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6
Q

bakit merong suspension

A

turbulence

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7
Q

the volume of void space in sedimentary rock

A

porosity

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8
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porosity associated with the original depositional texture of the sediment

A

primary porosity

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9
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porosity that developed after deposition and burial of sediment in the sedimentary basin

A

secondary porosity

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10
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the measure of how much water can move through pore spaces which also describes how water easily flows

A

permeability

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11
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a property of curve being twisted having many turns

A

tortuosity

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12
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occurs when transportation ceases and sediments accumulate on earths surface

A

deposition

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