G100: Earth Revealed

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Episode 19: Running Water I: Rivers, Erosion and Deposition

 

The questions for those who want to copy into Word:

1. What factors affect a river's velocity?

2. What factors affect how rivers transport sediments?

3. What are point bars and cut banks, and how do they relate to a river's potential to erode and deposit?

4. How do streams maintain equilibrium?

5. What geologic factors can contribute to the evolution of a river system?

 

 

For those using the "fill-in-the-form" method:

 

 

Your Name

 

Episode

 

What factors affect a river's velocity?

 

What factors affect how rivers transport sediments?

 

What are point bars and cut banks, and how do they relate to a river's potential to erode and deposit?

 

How do streams maintain equilibrium?

 

What geologic factors can contribute to the evolution of a river system?

 

 

 

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