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ErosionErosion = the transport of sediments from
weathering.
*Gravity and Water are biggest factors*
1. Streams2. Glaciers3. Landslides4. Waves
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Streams
Running water carries sediment downstream
Scours bedrock
Carves V-shaped gorges.
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Stream Erosion
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Vocabulary
Suspended Load = particles suspended in stream.
Bed Load = particles rolling on bottom (abrasion polishes rocks).
Discharge = amount of water flowing past a given point.
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Sheet Erosion = flows in sheet over flat land.
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Rill and Gully
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Stream Evolution
1. Youth = head, high elevation, steep slope, rapid erosion, V-shaped valley
2. Middle Age = Small streams merge to form tributaries, gentler slopes, stream begins to meander.
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Old Age
Gentler slope, meander widens, reaches mouth.
Mouth = where stream meets ocean or lake.
Sediment deposits form delta or alluvial fan.
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