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Glossary of terms for sectionTectonic Plates - Sedimentary rocks - Rock formed from accumulations of sediment, which may consist of rock fragments of various sizes, remains or products of animals or plants, products of chemical action or of evaporation, or mixtures of these; stratification is single most characteristic feature of sedimentary rocks, which cover about 75 percent of land areaxxxi Erosion - Movement of material from one place to another on earth's surface; agents of movement include gravity, water, ice, and windxxxii Deposition - Lithification - Process by which unconsolidated rock-forming materials are converted into a consolidated or coherent statexxxiii Shale – Sandstone – Limestone – Orogeny – Process by which mountain structures developxxxiv Orogen - Eustacy - Change in sea level produced entirely by increase or decrease in amount of water in oceans; hence of worldwide proportionsxxxv Forarc basin - A depression in the sea floor located between an accretionary wedge and a volcanic arc in a subduction zone, and lined with trapped sedimentxxxvi Backarc basin - A depression landward of a volcanic arc in a subduction zone, which is lined with trapped sediment from the volcanic arc and the plate interiorxxxvii Province - Folds - Bend, flexure, or wrinkle in rock produced when rock was in a plastic statexxxviii Syncline - A configuration of folded, stratified rocks in which rocks dip downward from opposite directions to come together in a troughxxxix Anticline - A configuration of folded, stratified rocks in which rocks dip in two directions away from a crest, as principal rafters of a common gable roof dip away from ridgepole; the "ridgepole," or crest, is called the hinge line or axisxl Faults - Surface of rock rupture along which has been differential movementxli Normal - Fault in which hanging wall appears to have moved downward relative to footwall; opposite of thrust fault; also called gravity faultxlii Reverse - Fault in which hanging wall appears to have moved upward relative to footwall; contrast with normal, or gravity fault; also called thrust faultxliii Accretionary prism – A mass of sediment and oceanic lithosphere that is transferred from a subducting plate to the less dense, overriding plate with which it convergesxliv Convergent margin – Boundary between two plates moving toward each otherxlv Divergent margin - Boundary between two plates moving apart; new oceanic-type lithosphere is created at the openingxlvi Active margin - Passive margin - A border that lies between continental and oceanic lithosphere, but is not a plate margin, marked by lack of seismic and volcanic activityxlvii Subduction - Act of one tectonic unit's descending under another (commonly slab of lithosphere)xlviii Water ResourcesITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS SECTION: -Watershed information/delineation -Ground water -What is groundwater? -How is water contained in the rocks? -What factors determine how much water is contained in a rock unit? -What is the water table? -How does groundwater move through the rocks? -What are aquifers? -What are the different kinds of aquifers? -What makes up an aquifer? -aquitards, aquicludes, confining layers, consolidated/unconsolidated sediments, etc -What is an artesian well? -What is a hydrologic budget? -How does groundwater apply to the lake? -Surface water -What are the physical characteristics of Raytown Lake? -What surface waters/tributaries contribute to Raystown Lake? -What is the Lake’s conditions historically (elevation of reservoir)? -What are the chain of dams below the Raystown Dam? -Stream flow -What is the historical stream flow of influent streams into the Lake? -Water usage -What is the water used for? -Is any of the water used for Irrigation or personal uses? -Surface or ground water used for these purposes? -What is the lake labeled as in terms of quality (i.e. Cold water fishery, exceptional, etc)? -What is the quality of the tributaries flowing into the Raystown Lake? -What sources affect water quality (point, non-point, etc)? -How has water quality changed since the Raystown Dam was built? -How do the fish work as indicators of water quality (i.e. lots of one fish means such and such quality)? -What does the oxygen profile from the past years at Raystown indicate? -Macro invertebrate information (i.e. as quality indicators and are there previous studies)? -Major events that may have lowered water quality (i.e. floods, etc)? -Specific quality examples/tests/papers (i.e. did someone study the phosphorus in a certain area)? -Dam -Farms -Water quality -Is any of the water used for Irrigation or personal uses? -Surface or ground water used for these purposes? -What is the lake labeled as in terms of quality (i.e. Cold water fishery, exceptional, etc)? -What is the quality of the tributaries flowing into the Raystown Lake? -What sources affect water quality (point, non-point, etc)? -How has water quality changed since the Raystown Dam was built? -How do the fish work as indicators of water quality (i.e. lots of one fish means such and such quality)? -What does the oxygen profile from the past years at Raystown indicate? -Macro invertebrate information (i.e. as quality indicators and are there previous studies)? -Major events that may have lowered water quality (i.e. floods, etc)? -Specific quality examples/tests/papers (i.e. did someone study the phosphorus in a certain area)? -Pollution -Sedimentation -How does sedimentation affect water quality? -What are the implications of sedimentation for the life of a dam? -Biological ???Water chemistry??? ???Hydrogeology??? ???Hydrology??? 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