GEOL 1001 : Geology Test 4
Document Summary
Fluvial processes: related to water flowing through a channel and rivers: running water is the most important geologic agent in eroding, transporting, and depositing sediment. The hydrologic cycle: the movement and interchange of water between the sea, air, and land. Drainage patterns: the arrangement, in map view, of a stream and its tributaries: most tributaries join the main stream at an angle, forming a v or a. Stream erosion: stream erosion (and deposition) controlled by flow velocity and discharge (volume of water passing a particular point in a stream over time) Weeks of rain hundreds of kilometers away caused the rivers to overflow protective levees. It is : a major component of the hydrologic cycle, a major source of water for a thirsty world. **agriculture is possible in some very dry environments such as deserts. The underground reservoir: some infiltrated water percolates to a deeper level, it is added to water that fills subsurface void spaces, this is groundwater.
