Erosion

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erosion

Answer 1

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.

Question 3

water cycle

Answer 3

The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle

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evaporation

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the 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.

Question 6

precipitation

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In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds

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surface runoff

Answer 7

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

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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

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deposition

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the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

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delta

Answer 12

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

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floodplain

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an area of flat land near a river that is often flooded when the river becomes too full

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water table

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he water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.

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sewage treatment plants

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Sewage treatment is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage

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septic tank

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

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sea stacks

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

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sea caves

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A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.

Question 19

wave-cut terraces

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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.

Question 20

headlands

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

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beach

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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 22

glacier

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

Question 23

glacial drift

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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 24

till

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

Question 25

stratified 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