erosion

Question 1

erosion

Answer 1

s 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

The water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle or the hydrological cycle

Question 4

evaporation

Answer 4

he process of turning from liquid into vapor.

Question 5

condensation

Answer 5

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

Question 6

precipitation

Answer 6

any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

surface runoff

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

tributary

Answer 9

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

Question 10

watershed

Answer 10

The simple answer is that a watershed contains all the land and water features that drain excess surface water to a specific location on the landscape.

Question 11

continental divide

Answer 11

A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea

Question 12

deposition

Answer 12

the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Question 13

delta

Answer 13

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Question 14

floodplain

Answer 14

A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls

Question 15

water table

Answer 15

the level below which the ground is saturated with water.

Question 16

sewage treatment plants

Answer 16

a place where sewage is treated so that it can be safely gotten rid of or changed into fertilizer.

Question 17

septic tank

Answer 17

a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is collected and allowed to decompose through

Question 18

sea stacks

Answer 18

Coastal erosion or the slow wearing of rock by water and wind over very long periods of time causes a stack to form

Question 19

sea arches

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A natural arch, natural bridge, or rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath.

Question 20

wave-cut terraces

Answer 20

A wave-cut platform, 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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an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.

Question 23

glacier

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A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries

Question 24

glacial drift

Answer 24

by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by running water emanating from a glacier. This category is also used for Glacial sediment.

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.