27.1 and 27.2 vocabulary

Question 1

Weathering

Answer 1

Describes the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth.

Question 2

Soil

Answer 2

A mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.

Question 3

Erosion

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Sediment transport

Answer 4

It’s the movement of solid particles typically due to a combination of gravity acting on the sediment, or the movement of the fluid in which the sediment is entrained.

Question 5

Deposition

Answer 5

The geological process where material is added to land (or landform.)

Question 6

Drainage basin

Answer 6

Area from which all precipitation flows to a single stream or set of streams.

Question 7

Longshore current

Answer 7

Are generated when a “train” of waves reach the coastlines and release burst of energy, and when it reaches a beach or coastline it generates a current.