Erosion Flashcards
erosion
the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
weathering
the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.
water cycle
The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle
evaporation
the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
condensation
water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds
surface runoff
he 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
tributary
a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
watershed
the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place—a river, stream or lake
continental divide
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
deposition
the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
delta
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Δ, δ ), transliterated as ‘d’.
floodplain
an area of flat land near a river that is often flooded when the river becomes too full
water table
he water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.
sewage treatment plants
Sewage treatment is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage
septic tank
A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic sewage treatment
sea stacks
a chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle.
sea caves
A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.
wave-cut terraces
A wave-cut platform, shore platform, coastal bench, or wave-cut cliff is the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by erosion.
headlands
a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water
beach
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.
glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.
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.
till
up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until.
stratified drift
predominantly sorted sediment laid down by or in meltwater from glaciers and includes sand, gravel, silt, and clay arranged in layers
