GEOL105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hydrolysis, Thunderstorm, Big Thompson River
6 Sep 2016
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October 13, 2015- the water cycle and rivers. Water cycle: transfer of water between oceans, atmosphere, surface water on land and groundwater, part of many surface geologic processes, part of weather processes influenced by climate, water cycle d. i. Transfer by evaporation from water storage in oceans d. ii. And then back to storage in the oceans (where it began) *this process can take different amounts of time. Bedrock streams: generally in steep terrain a. i. Streams flow faster: little sediment or alluvium living channel bed, typically have narrow valleys with steep sides and little to no floodplain, zone 1 rivers (this is what textbook refer to them as, brandywine creek, wilmington. Alluvial streams: generally in gently sloping terrain a. i. Streams flow slower: streams are carrying only finest silt, depositing silt and sand, typically have wide valleys with flat floodplains, zones 2 and 3, brandywine creek, chadds ford, pa.
