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Monday, May 24, 2010

What happened to the materials in the stream table model?

We revisited the stream table models to determine what happens to the materials during the time we poured 1 liter of water, representing 1 million years of rainfall, over it. We noticed that it moved the material from the water wearing it away, erosion. The video shows this process.


Now consider,

Q1: Where did most of the material end up? Remember this is called deposition.

Q2: What landforms do you see forming?

Let's look even deeper to find out how the sediment moves in the models. The stream tables we built are made out of sand and clay. Today I put the materials through the shake test. I simulated the material getting disturbed by flowing water. As you can see from the picture below, the mixture has a mocha look. What would you expect to happen to the materials?










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