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ES Chapter 13 Study

ES Chapter 13 Study Guide Water and Erosion Coach Leach

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alluvial fan fan-shaped deposit of sediments at the base of a slope on land
channel path that a stream follows
condensation process by which water vapor changes to liquid water
delta fan-shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a stream
desalination process of removing salt from ocean water
discharge volume of water moved by a stream within a given time
divide elevated region that separates two watersheds
evapotranspiration process by which water enters the atmosphere; evaporation and transpirtation combined
floodplain part of the valley floor that may be covered with water during a flood
gradient change in elevation over a distance
groundwater water that soaks deep into soil and rock
headward erosion lengthening and branching of a stream
headwaters beginning of a stream
meander wide curve in a stream channel
natural levee raised riverbank that results when a river deposits its load at the river's edges
oxbow lake water remaining in an isolated meander in a floodplain
precipitation process by which water falls from clouds to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, and hail
rejuvenated describing a river with a gradient that has been made steeper by a movement of the earth's crust
runoff water that flows over the land into streams and rivers
saltation movement of sand by short jumps, caused by wind or water
stream load sediments carried by a stream
stream piracy capture of a stream in one watershed by a stream in another watershed
tributary feeder stream that flows ino a main stream
water budget gains and losses of water from a region
water cycle continuous movement of water from the air to the earth and back again
watershed land from which water runs off into a stream
wind gap water-eroded notch in a mountain through which water no longer flows
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