Deposition Hydrology NOTES page 11 ©Mark Place, 2007-2008 www.LearnEarthScience.com
big objects settle fastest
Rate vs. Time Time in seconds Rate is “speed” : miles/hr cm/sec
denser particles settle first
Rate of Settling Particle Shape Round - because of shape Which object will settle fastest? Round - because of shape Rate of Settling round flat Particle Shape
Rate of Deposition Slope
Rate of Deposition Stream Velocity
Rate of Deposition Stream Discharge
Where is deposition greatest? Inside of Curve - Point Bar Mouth of River - Delta
Why? lowest velocity
What agent of deposition? glacier - unsorted
Deposition by Streams: Graded Bedding slow SORTING - Size, Shape, Density fast slow fast
What happens to particle size? decreases Stream slows down Why?
delta What is this?
Huang He (Yellow River) - China
large decreases small
What agent? wind
What direction?
Glaciers pg 8-9 ESRT
Glaciers – 1) Alpine / Valley 2) Continental/ Ice Sheet
IV. Anatomy of a glacier A. Zone of Accumulation Blanket of snow survives summer melting Nourished by snowfall
IV. Anatomy of a glacier B. Zone of Ablation Snow and ice melt & sublimate in summer Recognized by bare ice in summer Where the glacier flows into water: Calving: ice chunks break off and float away icebergs
Ice sheet Movement
Glacial Deposits till unsorted
Moraines
Crevasses
V. Glacial Erosion B. Landforms 5. U-shaped Valley As glaciers advance down river valleys they carve them into U-shaped valleys. Contrast to V-shaped valley formed by lateral stream erosion.
Glacial Deposits erratics
striations, grooves, and polishes Glacial Deposits striations, grooves, and polishes
Glacial Features
Drumlin
Drumlins
The Great Lakes
taughannock state falls.
No Water?? - 1969
Retreat of Niagara