Short Answer
Match the items in the first column with the correct descriptions in the second column.
A)a complex network of converging and diverging channels that thread their way among numerous islands or gravel bars.
B)the process by which solid particles of various sizes are separated and deposited in different locations.
C)the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given unit of time.
D)the physical removal of material by a mobile agent such as flowing water, waves, wind, or ice.
E)sand, gravel, and large boulders that are too large to be carried in suspension, and instead move along the bottom of a stream channel.
F)the physical breakdown (disintegration)and chemical alteration (decomposition)of rock at or near Earth's surface.
G)the slope of a stream channel expressed as the vertical drop of a stream over a specified distance.
H)the transfer of rock and soil downslope, under the influence of gravity.
-1)Weathering
2)Discharge
3)Bed load
4)Mass wasting
5)Erosion
6)Sorting
7)Gradient
8)Braided channels
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