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Landform's Vocabulary list
Term | Definition |
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Constructive Processes | Of, Relating to, or of the nature of construction; structural |
Destructive Processes | The process by which rock is broken down |
Weathering | The various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose |
Erosition | the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, wind, waves (etc) |
Deposition | The act or process of depositing. |
Watershed | The region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area. |
Landslide | The downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope. |
Volcanoes | A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. |
Earthquakes | A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. |
Floods | A great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. |