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ESC 100 WCC Exam 2 study guide 53 Questions with Verified Answers Mass wasting - CORRECT ANSWER Downslope movement of soil, sediment, or rock under direct influence of gravity Creep - CORRECT ANSWER Gradual downhill movement of soil or regolith Mud flow - CORRECT ANSWER Also called Debri...

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ESC 100 WCC Exam 2 study guide 53 Questions with Verified
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Mass wasting - CORRECT ANSWER Downslope movement of soil, sediment, or
rock under direct influence of gravity

Creep - CORRECT ANSWER Gradual downhill movement of soil or regolith

Mud flow - CORRECT ANSWER Also called Debris Flow. Rapid type of mass wasting
that involves flow of soil and regolith containing a large amount of water.

rock slide - CORRECT ANSWER Occur when rocks of bedrock break loose and slide
down a slope

Head - CORRECT ANSWER Area where stream originates (?)

Mouth - CORRECT ANSWER Point downstream where it empties into another
body of water

Discharge - CORRECT ANSWER Volume of water flowing past a certain point in a
given unit of time. "Discharge, usually measured in cubic meters per second or
cubic feet per second, is determined by multiplying a stream's cross- sectional
area by its velocity."

Cut bank - CORRECT ANSWER Outside of the meander zone

Point bar - CORRECT ANSWER inside of meander zone, where larger sediment is
deposited

Delta - CORRECT ANSWER Forms where a sediment-charged stream enters
relatively still waters of a lake, an inland sea, or the ocean.

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