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| The water cycle is the ________ |
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| Unending circulation of Earth's water supply |
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| Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called ________ |
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| Balance in the water cycle means that ________ |
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| The average annual precipitation over Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates |
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| The ability of a stream to erode and transport material depends largely on its _______. |
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| The single most important erosional agent on Earth is ________. |
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| If you were to examine the profile of a typical stream, you would probably find that the gradient is ________. |
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| A stream's discharge _______. |
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| Increases between its source and mouth |
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| The lowest point to which a stream an erode its channel |
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| What is the ultimate base level of a stream? |
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| Most streams carry the largest part of their load _______. |
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| The suspended load of a stream _______. |
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| Usually consists of fine sand, silt, and clay-sized particles |
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| A depositional feature that forms where a stream enters an ocean is a(n) _______. |
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| In a stream channel, which of the following will be deposited first? |
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| The flat portion of a valley floor adjacent to a stream channel is called a _______. |
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| The most prominent features of a narrow, V-shaped valley, where the stream profile drops rapidly, are _______. |
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| One traditional flood control method has been to attempt to keep the stream's flow within its channel by creating ______. |
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| A drainage basin is ________. |
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| The land area that contributes |
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| Groundwater is found underground in the zone of ______. |
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| Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called ________. |
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| The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces is called ________. |
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| Which of the following is a measure of a material's ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces? |
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| Springs form where ________. |
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| The water table intersects |
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| When groundwater enters underground fractures or caverns in hot igneous rocks, where it is heated to building temperatures, what feature can form? |
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| Which of the following statements is true about stalactites? |
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| Which of the following is associated with areas of karst topography? |
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