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Dynamic Planet
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02/06/2012

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Rapids and Waterfalls
Definition
most prominent features of a narrow valley
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meander
Definition
streams that flow on floodplains move in sweeping bends
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dendritic pattern
Definition
most commonly occuring drainage pattern
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drainage basin
Definition
land that contributes to the water of a stream
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divide
Definition
imaginary line seperating two streams
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rectangle drainage pattern
Definition
develops when the bedrock is crisscrossed by a series of joints or faults and is characterized by many right angle bends
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competence
Definition
of a stream measures the maximum size of particles it is capable of transporting and is determined by the streams valocity
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capacity of a stream
Definition
the maximum load that a stream can carry and is directly related to its discharge(volume)
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three ways streams transport
Definition
1.suspended load
2.solution (dissolve)
3.bed (scooting or rolling) load
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suspesion
Definition
most streams (but not all) carrry the largest part of their load
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base level
Definition
the lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel
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