Study guide for Exam 3
From GeoClasses
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For exam 3
- There are 8 multi-part questions on this exam.
- know the hydrologic cycle: what are the reservoirs and how does water move between them
- know relatively how big each reservoir is
- know relatively how long or short the residence time is for each reservoir
- be able to identify braided streams, meandering streams, stream channels, and alluvial fans
- where does erosion and deposition take place in river systems
- understand what happens to waves as they approach the shore
- how does velocity change
- how does direction change
- know what refraction is
- how/where do waves create erosion and deposition
- what is longshore drift
- know the manmade methods for controlling coastal erosion
- quiz 6 material has been modified heavily - there is no calculation or measurement
- quiz 7
- Quiz 8
