Surface Processes

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What happens when a river meets a large body of water?

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The river slows down, depositing material.

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What is the primary agent that carves valleys?

Back

A river.

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What is the top surface of water in the ground called?

Back

The water table.

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What does porosity refer to in geological terms?

Back

How much empty space there is within a material.

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What is the process called that puts down material?

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Deposition.

Front

What is erosion?

Back

The process of wearing away and removing material from the Earth's surface.

Front

What is weathering?

Back

The breaking down of rocks and minerals through natural processes.

Front

What is the zone of saturation?

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The area in the ground where all the spaces are filled with water.

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What is the difference between porosity and permeability?

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Porosity is the amount of empty space in a material, while permeability is how easily water flows through it.

Front

What is a glacier?

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A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, shaping the landscape.