DL - Geomorphic Processes

Question 1

What are the four types of geomorphic processes?

Answer 1

1. Erosion
2. Transportation
3. Deposition
4. Weathering

Question 2

What are the four types of erosion?

Answer 2

1. Attrition
2. Abrasion
3. Hydraulic action
4. Solution

Question 3

What are the four types of transportation?

Answer 3

1. Traction
2. Saltation
3. Suspension
4. Solution

Question 4

What is deposition?

Answer 4

When a river drops the sediment it’s carrying.

Question 5

What are the four types of weathering?

Answer 5

1. Freeze-thaw
2. Biological
3. Chemical
4. Mechanical