erosion

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

Question 2

weathering

Answer 2

the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

Question 3

water cycle

Answer 3

The water cycle shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.

Question 4

evaporation

Answer 4

Evaporation is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor.

Question 5

condensation

Answer 5

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Question 6

precipitation

Answer 6

the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 7

surface runoff

Answer 7

the flow of water occurring on the ground surface when excess rainwater, stormwater, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently rapidly infiltrate in the soil.

Question 8

tributary

Answer 8

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Question 9

watershed

Answer 9

the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place—a river, stream or lake.

Question 10

continental divide

Answer 10

Continental divides separate one drainage basin from another.

Question 11

deposition

Answer 11

the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Question 12

delta

Answer 12

the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Δ, δ ), transliterated as ‘d’.

Question 13

floodplain

Answer 13

an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.

Question 14

water table

Answer 14

an underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and cracks in rock.

Question 15

sewage treatment plants

Answer 15

Sewage treatment is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge

Question 16

septic tank

Answer 16

A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic treatment.

Question 17

sea stacks

Answer 17

of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion.

Question 18

sea arches

Answer 18

Sea arches are a spectacular phenomena created by Mother Nature with a little help from oceans.

Question 19

sea caves

Answer 19

a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.

Question 20

wave-cut terraces

Answer 20

A gently sloping coastal feature at the seaward or lakeward edge of a wave-cut platform, constructed by sediment brought by rivers or drifted along the shore or across the platform and deposited in the deeper water beyond.

Question 21

headlands

Answer 21

a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water.

Question 22

beach

Answer 22

a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.

Question 23

glacier

Answer 23

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.

Question 24

glacial drift

Answer 24

A general term applied to all rock material (clay, silt, sand, gravel, boulders) transported by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by running water emanating from a glacier.

Question 25

till

Answer 25

up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until.

Question 26

stratified drift

Answer 26

predominantly unconsolidated, sorted sediment composed of layers of sand, gravel, silt or clay deposited by meltwaters from glaciers.