Erosion

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

the process by which wind,water,ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment form one location to another

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 continous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean

Question 4

evaporation

Answer 4

takes place when water from the oceans and the Earths surface changes omto water vapor.

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condensation

Answer 5

takes place when water vapor cools and changes into water droplets that form clouds in the atmosphere.

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precipitation

Answer 6

is rain,snow,sleet,or hail that falls from clouds onto the earths land and ocean

Question 7

surface runoff

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is precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers

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tributary

Answer 8

a stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream

Question 9

watershed

Answer 9

the area of land that is drained by a water system

Question 10

continental divide

Answer 10

the boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions

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deposition

Answer 11

the process in which material is laid down

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delta

Answer 12

a fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream

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floodplain

Answer 13

an area along a river that forms from sediments depostied when the river overflows its banks

Question 14

water table

Answer 14

the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation

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sewage treatment plants

Answer 15

a facility that cleans the waste materials found in water that comes from sewers or drains

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septic tank

Answer 16

a tank that sperates solid waste from liquids and that has bacteria that break down the solid waste

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sea stacks

Answer 17

a chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle.

Question 18

sea arches

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forms as the result of different rates of erosion typically due to the varied resistance of bedrock

Question 19

sea caves

Answer 19

formed primarily from erosion caused by waves.

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

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a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.

Question 22

beach

Answer 22

a strip of land covered with sand, pebbles, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.

Question 23

glacier

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a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

Question 24

glacial drift

Answer 24

A general term applied to all rock material 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. Subtopics: Stratified glacial sediment.

Question 25

till

Answer 25

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

Question 26

stratified drift

Answer 26

predominantly sorted sediment laid down by or in meltwater from glaciers and includes sand, gravel, silt, and clay arranged in layers.