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Topic VI and VII

Water Cycle, Climate, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition and Landscapes

TermDefinition
What causes ocean currents? Atmospheric Winds
What word describes water moving through the ground? Infiltration
What conditions would produce more runoff? Steep slope, heavy rain, frozen ground
What is the process called when water vapor moves out of leaves? Transpiration
What does impermeable mean? Unable to move through
what will cause the water table to rise? Increase in precipitation
What characteristics will be found in a rock that has high porosity? Rounded particles, loosely packed, well sorted
What process takes place best with fine particles? Capillarity
What type of climate causes chemical weathering to increase? Warm and Humid
What sized particles will increase permeability and infiltration rates? Larger
What type of physical weathering happens in climates that alternate below and above freezing? Frost Action / Ice Wedging
What is an example of chemical weathering? Dissolving rock by carbonic acid
What type of rock is easily dissolved by carbonic acid? Limestone
The rate of permeability increases with what sized particle? Larger
In a meandering stream where do you find the fastest water? Outside of the curve
In a straight stream where do you find the fasted water? Center
When water speeds up will Erosion be more common or Deposition? Erosion
When water slows down will Erosion be more common or Deposition? Deposition
What is a glacial erratic? A rock that is different from the rocks beneath it
What is residual soil? Soil that matched the parent bedrock below
What is transported soil? Soil that does not match the parent bedrock below
What are elongated hills made up of unsorted sediment deposited by glaciers. Drumlins
What agent of Erosion forms U shaped valley's? Glaciers
What agent of Erosion forms V shaped valley's? Streams
What do drumlins help us to determine? The direction a glacier moved
Are sediments left by glaciers sorted or unsorted? Unsorted
Are sediments left by water sorted or unsorted? Sorted
Are sediments left by gravity sorted or unsorted? Unsorted
Are sediments left by wind sorted or unsorted? Sorted
What are 4 examples of Mass Movement? Landslide, Mudslide, Creep and Avalanche
What size particle will water drop first? Largest
Why does deposition happen in the inside of a meandering curve? Stream velocity slows down
What does the word discharge mean? Stream volume
What landform is found where the Mississippi River deposits into the Gulf of Mexico? Delta
What particle shape will deposit the fastest? Round
When is dynamic equilibrium reached? When the rate of erosion and deposition are equal
What is the name of the process that changes liquid water to water vapor? Evaporation
What is the name of the process that forms clouds? Condensation
What is the name of the process where water moves into the ground? Infiltration
What is the name of the process where water vapor leaves a plant? Transpiration
How many joules of heat energy are required for 1 gram of water to evaporate? 2,260
What is the relationship between stream velocity and the size of sediment that can be carried? Direct
What is sediment? Broken down rock
What is the process that causes particles to become smooth and rounded? Stream abrasion
Created by: Lmorgante
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