General rivers and coast's Flashcards
(19 cards)
Erosion
The wearing away of land.
Transportation
The movement of material from on eplace to another.
Deposition
The putting down or settling out of material.
Weathering
The brakedown of rock.
Mechanical Weathering
Where a physical pressure braks up rocks into smaller pieces.
Chemical Weathering
When rocks undergo a chemical change which weakens them.
Biological Weathering
Where the actions of animals or plant roots waeken rocks.
Mass Movement
The downhill movement of rock and soil under gravity.
Abrasion
The sandpapaer/rubbing effect of sediment carried by water.
Attrition
Where rocks are carried by wayer collide and hit each other.
Hydrolic action
The force of running water to erode.
Corrosion
The brakedown of rock by chemical reaction.
Solution
A type of transportation where rock is dessolved within the water.
Suspension
A type of transportation where smaller sediment floats within the water.
Saltation
A type of transportation where sediment bounces along in the water.
Traction
A type of transportation where large sediment rolls along the bottom.
Landform
A physical feature on the earth’s surface a distinctive shape.
Management
A stratergey for humans to reduce or alter the behaviour of a natural system.
Hard Engineering
The use of structures built by humans to alter behaviour of a natura system.
