erosion Flashcards
the process which wind water and ice transports soil and sediment
Eroision
The process where rocks and soil are broken down
Weathering
The process in which water renews
Water cycle
Where water turns into steam and rises into the air
Evaporation
Gas to liquid
Condensation
When water falls from the sky
Precipitation
Downward movement of water
Percolation
Draining away of water
Runoff
a river that feeds and flows into a bigger river
tributary
an area of land that is drained by a water system
watershed
Where a river drifts on one side and flow to another
Continental divide
the process in things are down
deposition
fan shaped mass deposited at the mouth of a stream
Delta
A fan shaped mass by a stream
alluvial fan
an area around along a river that forms from sediments
Floodplain
water table
the water level underground
Cleans waste materials
sewage treatment plants
holds sewage
Septic tank
pillars on the sea
Sea stacks
rock erodes away weak rock
sea arches
where hard rock is slowly eroded away
sea caves
Shallow water shelf
wave cut terreces
