GC 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Progradation, Travertine, Sea Cave
6 Dec 2016
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What happens to the glacial front when ablation exceeds accumulation: glacial front advances, glacial front retreats, glacial front is stationary. + review where is earth"s water?" visual representation. Interception: precipitation that does not enter soil intercepted by leaves and stems the water that does not reach the ground is evaporated back into the atmosphere. Infiltration: water passes through pore spaces in soil/sediment. + soil texture influences infiltration (sand has most infiltration/clay the least) Calculation of land use land covers is an important metric used to evaluate human impacts on watershed hydrology. Stream: long, narrow body of water flowing through a channel and moving under force of gravity. Stream channel: narrow trough, shaped by forces of flowing water. Drainage basin (watershed): an area of land where all of the water that falls in it and drains off of it goes to a common outlet such as a river, lake, or sea.
