Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
science vocab. 2
yummy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weathering | the process in which materials are broken down by the action of either mechanical, or physical process. |
| Mechanical Weathering | the breaking down of a rock to smaller pieces |
| Erosion | the process in which soil and sediment is moved to one place to another |
| Chemical weathering | the processi which a rock is broken down into smaller pieces by chemical means |
| Water cycle | the continuous movement of the earth's water: from the ocean to the atmosphere, to the land , back to the ocean |
| Watershed | the area of land that is drained by the water system |
| Deposition | the process in which material at the location where a river empties into a smaller body of water. |
| Alluvial Fan | fan shaped pattern of deposited material at the location where a river empties into a flat plain( on happens on land usually in areas that are very dry in most of the year) |
| Flood plain | the area along a river that forms from sediment deposited when a river overflows it's banks |
| Water table | the upper surfaces of underground water |
| pollution | the introduction of harmful substances into the environment |
| point-source pollution | Pollution from one specific ste |
| non-point source pollution | pollution that comes from many sources |
| sewage treatment plant | facilities that clean the waste materials out of the water |
Created by:
tyson_wittmann
Popular Science sets