Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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Less than 3 percent ; Approximately a 97percent of... more
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The excess water will reach the rivers and lakes... more
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Water can easily flow through sandy soil than clay... more
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The aquifer is a part of a rock that contains or ... more
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Presence of confining layers. ; The pressure ... more
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The clay layers become more compact when water is ... more
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The stream speed increases two times. ; The ... more
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The speed of the steam remains constant as the ... more
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No ; The average speed is the measure of discharge... more
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A drainage basin is a collection of water that ... more
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Turbulent flow.Turbulent flow is an irregular flow... more
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The floodplain soils are highly fertile. ; It is ... more
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The rate of accumulation equals the rate of ... more
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Striations, roches moutonnees and drumlins. ; ... more
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From the clouds. ; The water sources of the ... more
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When water is precipitated onto the land, it ... more
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Porosity changes with the size and shape of the ... more
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No, because in an unsaturated zone, the pore ... more
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A saturated zone is a region below the water ... more
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Soil with alternating sand and clay layers allows ... more
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Artesian systems are formed due to the ... more
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The excess intake of groundwater through pumping ... more
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Rainwater becomes acidic by the natural chemical ... more
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Stalactites and stalagmites form as a result of ... more
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Cavern and Stalagmites. Sinkholes ; Under the ... more
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A cave is a natural opening in the rock, and a ... more
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The vertical drop per unit horizontal distance.... more
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The stream speed increases. ; The expression for ... more
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The greater the contact area, the greater will be... more
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Turbulent flow because it is an irregular flow... more
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Hydraulic action and abrasion ; Hydraulic action ... more
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Rainwater and gully formation. ; Due to the ... more
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Under the presence of an easy passage path. ; In ... more
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V-shaped valleys. ; The energy of water will be ... more
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From the small particles in the clay soil to large... more
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Landform formed due to the deposition of sediments... more
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Due to the recrystallization of snow. ; In some ... more
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Plastic flow and basal sliding. ; Due to the ... more
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The rate of accumulation is high as compared to ... more
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Moraine and drumlin ; Moraine is a ridge-shaped ... more
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Troughs, Cirques, Tarns, Trough lakes, Finger ... more
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Moraine and drumlins. ; The continuous movement of... more
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Dunes are masses of loose sand, and they migrate ... more
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When winds move over drylands, they transport ... more
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Striations will be visible on the surface of the ... more
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The air blown mimics the wind blowing across the ... more
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Relative percentage of freshwater in polar ice ... more
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9 m3/s ; Let G be the ground flow rateLet A be the... more
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~ 0.50 m/day ; Hydraulic head at point A is HA = ... more
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Polar ice caps and glaciers are ; Groundwater is ... more
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Raindrops from the rain in the main source of ... more
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The presence of dissolved carbon dioxide forming ... more
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Rapids are where the water is moving down-slope at... more
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Abrasion is the strongest form of erosion. ... more
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They are the heaviest, therefore, they won't be ... more
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Clay is the smallest and lightest particle. ; Sand... more
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Accumulation is the first stage to gather the ... more
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Freshwater constitutes about 3 percentage of the ... more
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All the water on the surface of the earth ends up ... more
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On evaporation, the water turns into water vapor... more
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Glaciers are a huge mass of ice accumulated over ... more
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Unless the sewage is processed, then the people in... more
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Not, it is called soil moisture. Groundwater ... more
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Since the water table is lower, stream water will ... more
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Artesian system. ; The name artesian aquifer is ... more
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Till the level of the water table. ; In an ... more
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Quartz sandstone as it is higher porosity. ; ... more
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Low permeability rocks have lower hydraulic ... more
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A perched water table is defined as the ... more
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Sinkholes are basically either natural or man-made... more
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Yes, limestone rocks are found underground ... more
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The formation of stalactite is from the ... more
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No.Subsidence caused is compaction of clay layer ... more
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Both the speed of the flow and the discharge of ... more
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The shape and width of the stream together are ... more
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Stream speed also doubles. ; Stream speed is the ... more
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When the depth or width of the stream decreases, ... more
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When the speed of stream increases, the flow will ... more
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P basin receives water from C river.A basin ... more
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Rounded and deep channel. ; When the width of the ... more
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Amount of discharge, area of the cross-section for... more
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Precipitation, Groundwater and interflow. ; ... more
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Due to the continous flow of stream through the ... more
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The large particles can't travel to long distances... more
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Due to the loss of energy and momentum of moving ... more
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Surface water can carry the sediments and ... more
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Surface water can carry the sediments and ... more
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Delta, heavy sedimentation on below and lighter ... more
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Sediments of large size are found at head water ... more
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Movement of the glaciers at the bottom will be low... more
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The ability to move freely. ; A block will not ... more
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Due to the difference in the velocity of different... more
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No, speed at the top of the glacier will be higher... more
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Sliding of the glacier as a result of the water at... more
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It occurs as a result of the accumulation of snow... more
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It occurs as a result of the decay of ice in the ... more
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Roche mountonnee is formed as a result of glacier ... more
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Alps of Switzerland, landscapes of Tibet, Yo ... more
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Presence of sentimental structures. ; The amount ... more
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Presence of large boulders shows the ability of ... more
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Continental ; Continental glaciers are the ... more
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Scratches or groves on the surface of glacier, ... more
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Ice ; Glacier is a giant cluster of ice that is ... more
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Wind ; Wind is formed as a result of the movement ... more
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When the movement of air is blocked by obstacles ... more
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Speed of the wind, surface roughness, clay or ... more
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Water and glaciers ; Higher the mass of the object... more
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Streams sediment load will be high. ; When the ... more
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Precipitated water, groundwater ; Precipitated ... more
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The level of ocean will not rise but may cause to ... more
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Decrease the total amount of earth's underground ... more
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When the speed of the flow is non uniform, then ... more
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Majority of earth water is present in ocean, lakes... more
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Erosion is the process of carrying out of the ... more
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Porosity is the measure of the amount of ... more
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Precipitation is the result of condensation of ... more
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Sand dune is a land form formed as a result of ... more
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Periodic flooding will increase the amount of flow... more
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The stream speed increases when the amount of ... more
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When the temperature increases, the snow and ice ... more
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Ground water is the underground water in the ... more