Erosion

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

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

Question 2

weathering

Answer 2

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

Question 3

water cycle

Answer 3

a biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth

Question 4

evaporation

Answer 4

the process of turning from liquid into 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

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

Question 7

surface runoff

Answer 7

precipitation runoff over the landscape.

Question 8

tributary

Answer 8

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

Question 9

watershed

Answer 9

contains all the land and water features that drain excess surface water to a specific location on the landscape.

Question 10

continental divide

Answer 10

a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea,

Question 11

deposition

Answer 11

the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Question 12

delta

Answer 12

a landform shaped like a triangle,

Question 13

floodplain

Answer 13

an area of land adjacent to a river

Question 14

water table

Answer 14

the upper surface of the zone of saturation.

Question 15

sewage treatment plants

Answer 15

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

domestic wastewater flows for basic sewage treatment.

Question 17

sea stacks

Answer 17

a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast

Question 18

sea arches

Answer 18

a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath.

Question 19

sea caves

Answer 19

primarily from erosion caused by waves.

Question 20

wave-cut terraces

Answer 20

narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake,

Question 21

headlands

Answer 21

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

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

Answer 23

a large, perennial accumulation of crystalline ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originates on land and moves down slope under the influence of its own weight and gravity.

Question 24

glacial drift

Answer 24

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

unsorted and unstratified drift, generally overconsolidated, deposited directly by and underneath a glacier without subsequent reworking by water from the glacier.

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