Erosion

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

An earth science, erosion is the action of surface processes

Question 2

weathering

Answer 2

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth’s atmosphere

Question 3

water cycle

Answer 3

Earth’s water cycle. Play media. As the Earth’s surface water evaporates, winds move water in the air from the sea to the land, increasing the amount of fresh water on land.

Question 4

evaporation

Answer 4

Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase

Question 5

condensation

Answer 5

Condensation is the change of water from its gaseous form (water vapor) into liquid water.

Question 6

precipitation

Answer 6

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

Question 7

percolation

Answer 7

Percolation is the process of a liquid slowly passing through a filte

Question 8

runoff

Answer 8

Runoff is the movement of landwater to the oceans

Question 9

tributary

Answer 9

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

Question 10

watershed

Answer 10

an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

Question 11

continental divide

Answer 11

It is the parts of where the continents split apart??

Question 12

deposition

Answer 12

Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass

Question 13

delta

Answer 13

A piece of land formed when rivers are split into two different rivers.