01:460:100 Final: FINAL Review

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Geological Sciences
• Course: 01:460:100
• Professor: Mark Feigenson

Document Summary

Watershed - region drained by single river or river system (ex: mississippi) The character of a stream changes along its length. Due to low gradient, less down cutting and more deposition. Meandering (bending) channels contain point bars on inside and cut banks on outside of channel. Natural levee - bank of sediment built by successive floods; maximum 6 meters. Examining (100-year flood"s estimated size = benchmark for evaluating river"s flooding capability. ) Infiltration - water that soaks into the ground and enters the soil; source of ground water. Groundwater - water beneath earth"s surface that supplies wells and springs. Water table - top of saturated zone (know the diagram). Elevation of water table changes depending on precipitation. Spring - location where water table intersects ground surface. Porosity and permeability - water soaks into ground because rock, sediment, and soil contain openings = pores. Porosity - portion of volume of a material that consists of open spaces (ex: pores)