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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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how steep a river’s slope is

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Gradient

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2
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how much water does a river hold

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Discharge

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3
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where a river meets the sea

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Delta

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4
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straight channels in a narrow valley or slot canyon slopes; prone to flash floods

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Young river

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5
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gently curved channels in wider floodplains; prone to ice-jam floods

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Mature river

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6
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extremely curved channels in very wide floodplains; prone to levee-burst floods

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Old-age river

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7
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made of loose mud that compacts and sink

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Deltas

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8
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piles of loose sand that wash away in hurricanes

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Barrier islands

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9
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Sun and Moon both pull tides higher at the same time

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King tides

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10
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caused by king tides

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Sunny-day floods

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11
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bulge of water created by hurricanes

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Storm surges

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12
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shock waves created by undersea earthquakes or landslides

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Tsunami

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13
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water vapor rises from the ocean

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Evaporation

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14
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wind moves through the atmosphere

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Circulation

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15
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water condenses and falls back to the ground

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Precipitation

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16
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water flows through rocks and soils back to rivers, lakes, and ocean

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Groundwater flow

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17
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tiny holes in rocks and soil where water flows

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Pores

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18
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rain soaks into the ground

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Recharge

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19
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groundwater comes out at the surface

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Discharge

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20
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how much empty space is present

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Porosity

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21
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how well are the pores connected to each other

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Permeability

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22
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any rock or sediment that can carry water (high permeability, high porosity)

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Aquifer

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23
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may store water, but can’t allow it to move (low permeability)

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Aquiclude

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24
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wet zone formed when groundwater flows out from a hillside

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Seep

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25
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groundwater focused in a fracture or bedding plane

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Spring

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26
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thin zone of wet rocks above the real water table

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Perched water table

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27
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water table is lowered by pumping from a water well

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Cone of depression

28
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boundary between damp rocks (unsaturated zone) and wet rocks (saturated zone)

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Water table

29
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area where the water table lies right at the ground surface

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Wetland

30
Q

landscape formed by dissolution of limestone and other soluble rocks

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Karst

31
Q

rivers that flow down into caves

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Sinking streams

32
Q

collapsed cave

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Sinkholes

33
Q

cold air sinks and dries out

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High pressure

34
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warm air rises and water condenses out

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Low pressure

35
Q

formed by global bands of high air pressure

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Subtropical deserts

36
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cold, dry areas of high pressure at the poles

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Polar deserts

37
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caused by mountains blocking rising air (orographic effect)

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Rain-shadow deserts

38
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formed in the center of large continents or supercontinents

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Interior deserts

39
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caused by cold ocean currents that create fog rather than rain

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Coastal deserts

40
Q

sand-blasted rock formations

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Ventifacts

41
Q

larger pebbles left behind as wind blows dust and sand away

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Desert pavements

42
Q

dry thunderstorms that pick up sand and silt

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Haboob

43
Q

a body of ice that flows downhill

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Glaciers

44
Q

snow that has compacted and becomes solid

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Firn

45
Q

snow piles up at the head (upper end) of a glacier

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Accumulation

46
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ice melts and sediment drops out at the toe (lower end) of a glacier

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Ablation

47
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glacier grows longer as climate cools

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Advance

48
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glacier shrinks as climate warms

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Retreat

49
Q

small ‘baby’ glacier in a mountain hollow

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Cirque glacier

50
Q

river of ice flowing between mountains

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Valley glacier

51
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blanket of ice over a mountain range, carving them into sharp ‘horns

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Ice caps

52
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valley glaciers that reach a lake or ocean

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Fjord glaciers

53
Q

spread out into an icy fan at the foot of mountains

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Piedmont glaciers

54
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enormous blankets of ice that cover large parts of continents

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Ice sheets

55
Q

ridge formed by glacial sediment

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Moraine

56
Q

unsorted, messy sediment dropped by glaciers

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Till

57
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any time when large ice sheets exist

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Ice age

58
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shorter warm periods between glaciations

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Interglacials

59
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times when ice sheets advance to cover wide areas

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Glaciations

60
Q

changes in shape or angle of the Earth’s orbit

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Orbital cycles

61
Q

lower levels of carbon dioxide cool the climate

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Reverse greenhouse

62
Q

dust, ash, and smoke block sunlight

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Global dimming

63
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the color of the ground surface either reflects or absorbs light energy

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Albedo

64
Q

long-term average of weather

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Climate

65
Q

warm and mild, no ice, high carbon dioxide levels

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Greenhouse climate

66
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poles are cold, lots of ice, low carbon dioxide levels

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Icehouse climate

GEOS-101 (36 decks)

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