erosion

Question 1

what is erosion

Answer 1

it moves sediments from 1 place to another

Question 2

what is deposition

Answer 2

eroded materials get dropped

Question 3

relate gravity gradient discharge and load

Answer 3

higher gradient= higher gravity
higher discharge = higher load

Question 4

describe what happens to sediment as streams slow

Answer 4

slow moving streams have smaller particles and less erosive energy

Question 5

describe the role of stream erosion and deposition in building landform

Answer 5

it moves sediments creating areas like canyons and allluval fans

Question 6

describe effects of erpsion by groundwater

Answer 6

caves form
sinkholes
sataligtes

Question 7

floodplain

Answer 7

deposited sediment on a flat area

Question 8

delta

Answer 8

streams deposit loads into a fan shaped pattern

Question 9

alluvial fan

Answer 9

fan shape deposit that forms on dry land

Question 10

groundwater

Answer 10

water located within the rocks below Earth’s surface

Question 11

shoreline

Answer 11

where land and water meet

Question 12

beach

Answer 12

an area of shoreline made up of deposited material

Question 13

sandbar

Answer 13

underwater or exposed ridge of sand gravelly or shells

Question 14

barrier island

Answer 14

long narrow is