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| the ability to do work or cause change |
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| What kind of energey is energy stored for later use? |
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| In what ways can sediment enter a river? |
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| Most sediment washes or falls into rivers as a result of mass moventment and runoff. Other sediment erodes from the bottom or sides of the river. |
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| the wearing away of rock by a grinding action |
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| the amount of sediment that a river carries is its flow |
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| what 3 things does a river's power to erode depend on? |
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| 1. river's slope 2. volume of flow 3. shape of it's stream bed |
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| does this factor increase or decrease the speed of a river: steep slope |
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| does this factor increase or decrease the speed of a river? gentle slope |
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| does this factor increase or decrease the speed of a river? shallow streambed |
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| does this factor increase or decrease the speed of a river: deep streambed |
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| does this factor increase or decrease the speed of a river: boulders in streambed |
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| how does the volume of the river impact it's speed |
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| less fristion and moves with more force |
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| where does a river erode sediment as it flows around the curve? |
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| erodes from the outside curve (see drawing) |
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| where does a river deposit sediment as it flows around the curve? |
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| river deposits sediment on the inside turn (see drawing) |
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