eroison vocab Flashcards
1
Q
erosion
A
the slow destructuion of minerals
2
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weathering
A
a faster erosion
3
Q
water cycle
A
how the earth filters its water
4
Q
evaporation
A
when water changes and enters the atmosphere
5
Q
percipitation
A
rain
6
Q
percolation
A
when water passes through a filter
7
Q
run off
A
water running down a surface
8
Q
tributary
A
when a river filters into another
9
Q
watershed
A
an area that separates water
10
Q
continental divide
A
it is a drainage divide in a contenent
11
Q
deposition
A
giving evidence
12
Q
delta
A
a variable or function
13
Q
alluvial fan
A
a fan-shaped mass of alluvium deposited as the flow of a river lowers
14
Q
flood plain
A
a place that water runs down to prevent flooding
15
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water table
A
the level below earth were all of the water is
