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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 ability of a stream to erode and transport material depends largely on its |
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| the single most important erosion agent on earth is |
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| along a straight streches of a stream channel, the highest velocities of water are found in what part of the stream |
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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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| 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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| describe the suspended load of a stream |
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| a depositional feature that forms where a stream enters a lake or ocean is a(n) |
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| in a stream channel what 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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| what type of stream valley would form in a mountainous area |
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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 consist of pore spaces is called |
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| what is the measure of a materials ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces |
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| when groundwater enters underground fractures or caverns in hot igneous rocks where it is heated to boiling temperatures what feature can form |
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| what are major sources of groundwater pollution |
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| what features are associated with karst topography |
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| the average annual precipitation worldwide must egual the quantity of water |
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| describe a streams discharge |
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| what features are found in a wide valley |
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| one major cause of floods is |
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| one traditional flood control method has been to attempt to keep the streams flow within its channel by creating |
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| describe the zone of saturation |
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| any formation in which groundwater rises on its own under pressure is a(n) |
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| caverns most commonly form in what type of bedrock |
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| how is the water cycle balanced |
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| what type of valley is characterized by waterfalls, rapids, and a stream that is primarily eroding downwards |
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| what river has the largest drainage basin in north anerica |
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