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What is base level in bodies of water?
What is base level in bodies of water?
Base level in bodies of water is the lowest level that a water current can move without eroding its basin.
What is the definition of base level of a stream?
What is the definition of base level of a stream?
The base level of a stream can be defined as the lowest level to which running water can flow and erode.
What happens to the velocity of water at the base level of a stream?
What happens to the velocity of water at the base level of a stream?
The water at the base level of a stream has less velocity.
How does the decreased velocity at the base level affect the water's ability to erode?
How does the decreased velocity at the base level affect the water's ability to erode?
What is ultimate base level?
What is ultimate base level?
What is local base level?
What is local base level?
Give an example of local base level.
Give an example of local base level.
What happens to the children's velocity as they approach the lowest level of the slide?
What happens to the children's velocity as they approach the lowest level of the slide?
What is the effect of reaching the base level of a stream?
What is the effect of reaching the base level of a stream?
What is the importance of reaching the base level of a stream?
What is the importance of reaching the base level of a stream?
What are the two types of base levels?
What are the two types of base levels?
What is the ultimate base level?
What is the ultimate base level?
Define local base level.
Define local base level.
Give an example of a local base level.
Give an example of a local base level.
How does a lake act as a local base level?
How does a lake act as a local base level?
What is another example of a local base level?
What is another example of a local base level?
How does a dam create a new local base level?
How does a dam create a new local base level?
What happens when sediment deposits build up behind a dam?
What happens when sediment deposits build up behind a dam?
Describe how a waterfall acts as a local base level.
Describe how a waterfall acts as a local base level.
What happens to the water that flows over the top of a waterfall?
What happens to the water that flows over the top of a waterfall?
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