Erosion Vocab

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

Question 2

weathering

Answer 2

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

Question 3

water cycle

Answer 3

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

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

the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 7

surface runoff

Answer 7

In earth science, erosion is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth’s crust, and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is distinct from weathering which involves no movement.

Question 8

tributary

Answer 8

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

Question 9

watershed

Answer 9

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

Question 10

continental divide

Answer 10

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, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.

Question 11

deposition

Answer 11

the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Question 12

delta

Answer 12

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

Question 13

floodplain

Answer 13

an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.

Question 14

water table

Answer 14

the level below which the ground is saturated with water.

Question 15

sewage treatment plants

Answer 15

Sewage treatment is 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

A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic treatment. Settling and anaerobic processes reduce solids and organics, but the treatment efficiency is only moderate. Septic tank systems are a type of simple onsite sewage facility.

Question 17

sea stacks

Answer 17

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

Question 18

sea arches

Answer 18

A natural arch, natural bridge, or rock arch is a natural rock formation where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. Natural arches commonly form where inland cliffs, coastal cliffs, fins or stacks are subject to erosion from the sea, rivers or weathering.

Question 19

sea caves

Answer 19

A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines

Question 20

wave-cut terraces

Answer 20

a shallow-water shelf inclining gently away from the base of an eroded sea cliff.

Question 21

headlands

Answer 21

a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea.

Question 22

beach

Answer 22

a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.