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

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

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

Question 7

surface runoff

Answer 7

Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is 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

dividing ridge between drainage areas b : a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of wate

Question 10

deposition

Answer 10

the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Question 11

continental divide

Answer 11

A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea

Question 12

delta

Answer 12

the fourth in a series of items, categories, etc.

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

The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. It can also be simply explained as the depth below which the ground is saturated

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 to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges

Question 16

septic tank

Answer 16

a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is collected and allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a leaching field.

Question 17

sea stacks

Answer 17

a column of rock standing in the sea, remaining after erosion of cliffs.

Question 18

sea arches

Answer 18

Sea arches are a spectacular phenomena created by Mother Nature with a little help from oceans. They are usually composed of a soft rock that eroded over millions of years as waves hit land, carving caves and tunnels in the rock.

Question 19

sea caves

Answer 19

A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines.

Question 20

wave-cut terraces

Answer 20

: a shallow-water shelf inclining gently away from the base of an eroded sea cliff.

Question 21

headlands

Answer 21

A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory.

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. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries

Question 24

glacial drift

Answer 24

Glacial drift. 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. This category is also used for Glacial sediment.

Question 25

till

Answer 25

a sediment consisting of particles of various sizes and deposited by melting glaciers or ice sheets.

Question 26

stratified drift

Answer 26

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