Weathering, Erosion And Deposition Flashcards
Watershed
The land that water flows across, through,or under on its way to stream, river, lake or closed basin
Permeability
Allowing especially liquid to pass through
Water table
The boundary between water saturated ground and unsaturated ground
Well
A whole grilled down to an aquifer
Aquifers
Underground layer of permeable rock that fills with water for melted snow or rain that drains into the ground,act as reservoirs for groundwater
Point source pollution
Any single identifiable source of pollution from Wade’s pollutants are discharged example pipe that’s ship or factory smokestack
Nonpoint source pollution
Both water and air pollution from scattered sources example agriculture run off, urban run off
Weathering
The breaking down all evolving rock or minerals on the earth surface
Physical mechanical weathering
The breaking down of rocks without changing the composition
physical change
Chemical weathering
Fast does that change the composition of rocks
Chemical change
Erosion
Process of moving sediment from one place or another by wind and water
Deposition
The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is caring it and it is deposited in a new area