NS 1300 Emergence of Modern Science Earth’s Water

NS 1300 Emergence of Modern Science

Earth’s Water

Hydrologic Cycle

Rivers and Streams

WatershedClimateTerrainRainfall

Water always flows downhill

Life Cycle of a Meandering River

Degradational StageTributariesRiver Channel

Balanced StagePoint BarsLeveesFlood Plains

Aggradational StageDistributariesDeltas

Terminal StageStream Piracy

Drainage Patterns

Dendritic

Rectangular

Tellis

Raidal

Erosional Features

MeandersOxbow Lakes

Cut BanksTerraces

Transgressive SequencesRegressive Sequences

Depositional Features in Humid Regions

Point Bars

Levees

Flood Plains

Deltas

Coastal Erosion

Coastal Features are Ephemeral

Subsidence

Shoreline ErosionJettiesDikesSea Walls

Depositional Features in Arid Regions

Alluvial Fans

Bajadas

Playa Lakes

Groundwater

Aquifers

Artesian Wells

Caves

Karst Topography

Glaciers

Alpine Glaciers

Piedmont Glaciers

Continental Glaciers

Alpine Glaciers

Hanging Valleys

Cirques

Aretes

Horns

Moraines

Continental Glaciers

MorainesLateralTerminal

Outwash PlainDrumlinsKettle Lakes

Ocean Floor

Continental ShelfContinental Slope

Submarine CanyonsDeep Sea Fans

Marginal PlateausContinental RiseAbyssal Floor

Abyssal PlainsAbyssal HillsAbyssal RiseSeamounts

Ocean Ridge System

Mid-Ocean Ridges

Rift Valleys

Deep Sea Trenches

Subduction ZonesBack-Arc BasinsClastic Wedges

Biological Oceanography

PlanktonNekton

Diurnal MigrationMatch-Mismatch Hypothesis

BenthosMarine Snow

Photic ZoneThermocline

Chemical Oceanography

SalinityHeat BudgetResidence Time

Physical Oceanography

Thermohaline CirculationAABWABWCoriolis Effect

CurrentsGyres

Sea Level

Quiz1. T or F, a watershed is the source of a streams water.

2. T or F, subsidence occurs when ground water is removed.

3. T or F, a terminal moraine occurs along the sides of a flowing glacier.

4. T or F, plankton are organisms that can actively swim against a current.

5. T or F, the salt in the oceans comes from the weathering of rocks on land.