Water Erosion Flashcards
What role has moving water played in shaping Earth’s surface?
Moving water is the major agent of the erosion that has shaped Earth’s land surface.
What are five landforms formed by river erosion?
Waterfalls, valleys, flood plains, meanders, and oxbow lakes.
What are two landforms caused by river deposition?
Deltas and alluvial fans
How does groundwater cause erosion?
groundwater can cause erosion through a process called chemical weathering.
A bend in a river like a loop
meander
when a stream leaves a mountain range and leaves a wide, sloping deposit of sediment.
alluvial fan
a channel along which water is continuously flowing down a slope
stream
the water that moves over land a carries particles with it
runoff
a cone shaped that rises form the floor of a cave.
stalagmite
a large groove or channel in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm
gully
What increases runoff?
cutting down crops
What decreases runoff?
vegetation
What type of place are sinkholes most common in?
karst topography
