w-e-d & topo maps

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

the movement of sediment from one place to another

Question 2

deposition

Answer 2

laying down of sediment that his been eroded

Question 3

chemical weathering

Answer 3

Dissolves or changes them into different minerials oxidation is acid rain and plant acid

Question 4

mechanical weathering

Answer 4

rocks are broken apart by a physical process, growing plants, burrowing animals and freeze and thaw cycles

Question 5

water erosion

Answer 5

• stream erosion- erodes the channel ( wider ) & erodes the bottom ( deeper )
• rain drop erosion- issue on farm land
• wave erosion- carries stuff out to sea also lakes

Question 6

wind erosion

Answer 6

depends on size and speed

Question 7

glacier erosion

Answer 7

large sheets of ice as snow is packed on over time // it picks up rock and moves it with it.

Question 8

gravity erosion

Answer 8

movement of rock downslope due to the pull of gravity // aka mass wasting

Question 9

delta and alluvial fans

Answer 9

fan shape deposited at the mouth of stream

Question 10

flood plains

Answer 10

level strips of land on sides of river that are deposited during flooding

Question 11

meander and oxbow lakes

Answer 11

meander- bend in river

oxbow- meander that gets cut off

Question 12

topographic map

Answer 12

a two dimensional model of the earths surface // also known as a contour map

Question 13

contour lines

Answer 13

elevation above sea level is shown using // connects points of equal elevation

Question 14

relief

Answer 14

the difference between high and low elevation

Question 15

contour interval

Answer 15

the difference between each line in elevation // the different must say the same between all lines

Question 16

contour lines

Answer 16

never cross

Question 17

contours

Answer 17

form closed loops // even if not shown on map

Question 18

stuff

Answer 18

maximum possible elevation for a hill is one less than what the next contour should be

Question 19

steeper slope

Answer 19

contour lines are closer together

Question 20

gentle slope

Answer 20

contour lines are farther apart

Question 21

benchmark

Answer 21

a location whose exact elevation is known // is noted on a brass or aluminum plate. they are shown on maps by a X with the letters BM written next to them

Question 22

map scale

Answer 22

indicates the distance on the map compared the distance in the real world

Question 23

weathering

Answer 23

process that works to breakdown rocks