unit 5 test Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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runoff

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Water flowing along the surface

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infiltration

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water seeping into the ground

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3
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Evaporate

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what are going back into the atmosphere

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4
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permeability(PSAT)

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the way water moves into other materials and how fast it is

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5
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slope of the land

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infiltration less runoff more

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6
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vegetation cover

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infiltration more runoff more

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7
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porosity

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% of airspace

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factors affecting porosity
(what are the factors affecting porosity)

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1.shape
-particles more rounded porosity increases
2.packing
-as particles become more tightly packed porosity decreases
3.sorting
-as particles become more unsorted porosity decreases
4.SIZE
-particle size can go up or down but porosity will remains the SAME

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9
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Aquifer

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layer of rock which holds moisture

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10
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capillary action

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ability of water to move upward through a material

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stream discharge

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amount of water flowing through a stream
highest during a water Surplus(PSAT)
lowest during water deficit(PSAT)

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Weathering

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the physical or chemical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces

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oxidation

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when oxygen(H2Ov) unites chemical material
“Rust”

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14
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Hydration

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when H2O unites chemically with a material

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15
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physical weathering

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the breakdown of rocks by applying some Force

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Frost action

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alternate freezing and thawing of H2O, as H2O freezes it expands

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Abrasion

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as a rocks are moved along the Earth’s surface they rub into each other

18
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plants and animals

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plant roots work their way into cracks within rocks exerting pressure and causing them to crack

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factors affecting the rate and type of weathering
(What are the factors affecting the rate and type of weathering)

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1.Exposure
-in order to weather rocks need to be at or near the earths surface
2.particles Size
-As a rock breaks into pieces, the surface area increases, therefore the rate of weathering increases
3.Mineral Composition
-Rocks made up of harder minerals will take longer weather.
4.Climate
-Average weather conditions over a long period of time

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Soil

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broken up pieces of rock and biological activity

21
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Erosion

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The movement of loose material along the earths surface

22
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{TSE} Transporting systems of Erosion
(what are the ways of Transporting systems of Erosion)

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1.Gravity
2.running water
3.Wave Action
4.Glacier
5. wind
*6. people
In order from most to least

23
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{TSE}
Gravity

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force that pulls objects towards the earth
driving force behind all erosion

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{TSE}
Wave Action

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when blowing over a large body of water creating friction which transfers to energy from the wind to the body of water.

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{TSE} Running water
predominant agents of erosion
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{TSE} Glacier
a large body of ice Over land, consisting of red recrystallized which flows
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Soil Conservation
techniques developed to guard against the loss of soil.
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{TSE} Wind
action of when picking up small loose material
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solution
dissolved
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suspension
carried by being held up within the water
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Saltation (Bedload)
Bouncing, rolling along the stream bottom.
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Stream Abrasion
grinding and scraping off one rock into another caused by the flow of water.
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shape valleys
V shaped valleys for Rivers
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stream velocity
As Stream velocity increase, the amount of erosion increase
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factors affecting velocity (what are the factors affecting velocity)
1.gradient -the steeper the slope the greater velocity of the water 2.discharge - the volume of H2O flowing Downstream as discharge increases the velocity of water increases 3.Channel shape -water travels faster in the center and it is just below the surface -water travels faster on the outside of the curve and just below the surface
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what are the two types of glaciers
1.Valley glaciers -forms at high elevation in the depression of the Mountainside 2.Ice sheet -huge sheets of ice which spread over great distances *u-shaped valleys* *unsorted sediments*
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people and erosion (what are the main causes of people eroding the Earth)
1.construction 2.deforestation 3.mining 4. poor farming practices