erosion Flashcards
erosion
the process in which wind, water, ice, o gravity transports soil and sediment from on location to another
weathering
the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action o physical or chemical process.
water cycle
the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
condensation
the change of state from a gas to liquid
precipitation
any from of water that falls in to the earths surface from the cloud
tributary
a stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream
watershed
an area of land that is drained by a water system
deposition
the process in which material is laid down
delta
a fan shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
floodplain
an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.
water table
the upper surface of underground water the upper boundary of the zone of saturation
sewage treatment plants
a facility that cleans the waste materials found in water that comes from sewers or drains
Septic tank
a tank that separates solid waste from liquids and that has bacteria that break down the solid waste
sea stacks
Chimney escpially in a facotry
sea stacks
Chimney especially in a factory
