erosion Flashcards

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erosion

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the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

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weathering

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

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water cycle

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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

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evaporation

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he process of turning from liquid into vapor.

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condensation

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

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precipitation

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rain

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surface runoff

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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.

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tributary

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

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watershed

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

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continental divide

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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.

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deposition

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slow process of decay

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delta

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floodplain

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flatland next to a stream

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water table

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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.

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sewage treatment plans

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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

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septic tank

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tank where sewage goes

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sea stacks

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a column of rock standing in the sea, remaining after erosion of cliffs.
plural noun: sea stacks

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sea arches

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arches in the sea

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sea caves

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caves in the sea

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wave-cut terraces

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rocks cut by sea

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headlands

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lands by the sea

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beach

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sandy area next to the o cean

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glacier

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ice mount in the arctic

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glacial drift

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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

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till

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honestly i dont know so heat and pressure

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straified drift

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