Distinctive Landscaped Key Words And Concepts Flashcards
The term used to describe the height and shape of the land
Relief
This is when temperature changes break down rocks
Mechanical weathering
This is when plants and animals causes rocks to break down
Biological weathering
This is the term given when large amounts of material slide or slump down a cliff
Mass movement
The geomorphic process where material is broken down and removed by wind ice or water
Erosion
What is the geomorphic process where material is dropped down and left behind wind ice and water
Deposition
The geomorphic process where material is carried by the sea or rivers from one place to another
Transportation
The process of erosion when a chemicals in the water erode rocks
Corrosion/ solution
The process of erosion when rocks hit together and break apart
Attrition
Atritton
The process of erosion where air is forced into the cracks in the rock and it breaks it up
Hydraulic action
The process if erosion when pebbles bash against the base of the cliff or river bed and break it apart
Abrasion
The term given to material in the river or sea such as sand , mud and rocks
Sediment
What river feature is created by the undercutting of hard rock in the upper course of the river
Waterfalls
Which coastal feature occurs when a cave erodes completely through a headland
Arch
