erosion

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

Question 2

weathering

Answer 2

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

Question 3

water cycle

Answer 3

also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle, is a biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth

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evaporation

Answer 4

the process of turning from liquid into vapor.

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condensation

Answer 5

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

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precipitation

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water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface.

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surface runoff

Answer 7

the flow of water occurring on the ground surface when excess rainwater, stormwater, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently rapidly infiltrate in the soil.

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tributary

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

Question 9

watershed

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contains all the land and water features that drain excess surface water to a specific location on the landscape

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continental divide

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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

wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water,

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floodplain

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an area of flat land near a river that is often flooded when the river becomes too full.

Question 14

water table

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is the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure

Question 15

sewage treatment plants

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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

an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic sewage treatment.

Question 17

sea stacks

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a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast

Question 18

sea arches

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formed when a cave continues to be eroded and expanded until it cuts right through a headland.

Question 19

sea caves

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a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea.

Question 20

wave-cut terraces

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shore platform, coastal bench, or wave-cut cliff is the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by erosion.

Question 21

headlands

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a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water.

Question 22

beach

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a strip of land covered with sand, pebbles, or small stones at the edge of a body of water, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks.

Question 23

glacier

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a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.

Question 24

glacial drift

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A general term applied to all rock material (clay, silt, sand, gravel, boulders) transported by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by running water emanating from a glacier.

Question 25

till

Answer 25

up to (the point in time or the event mentioned); until.

Question 26

stratified drift

Answer 26

predominantly sorted sediment laid down by or in meltwater from glaciers and includes sand, gravel, silt, and clay arranged in layers.