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Rock or rock
or weathering
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Erosion | The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another. |
| Earth materials deposited by erosion. | Sediment |
| Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. | Deposition |
| Mass movement | Any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill. |
| Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground. | Runoff |
| Rills | The tiny grooves in soil formed as runoffs travel. |
| Gully | A large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm. |
| A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope. | Stream |
| River | A large stream. |
| Tributary | A stream that flows into a larger stream. |
| The flat, wide area of land along a river. | Flood plain |
| Meander | A loop-like bend in the course of a river. |
| Oxbow lake | A meander that has been cut off from the river. |
| Alluvial fan | A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range. |
| Delta | Where a river flows into the ocean, the river deposits sediment, forming a delta. |
| Define erosion. | Moves weathered rock using natural forces |
| “Gravity, running water, . . .” Finish the sentence. | Glaciers, waves and wind can all cause erosion. |
| What is a sediment? | Sedimentary rock moved by erosion |
| What builds up or wears down Earth’s surface? | Something that builds up Earth’s surface is erosion |
| What happens to sediment as a result of erosion and deposition in your own words? | Sediment gets moved by erosion later carried by deposition to a different place |
| What process is mainly responsible for shaping Earth’s land surface? | Moving water is responsible for shaping Earth’s land surface |
| Define runoff. | It's all the remaining water that moves over Earth’s surface |
| What causes sheet erosion? | When a runoff flows on land a bit |
| What are the 5 main factors that determine the amount of runoff? | The amount of rain, grasses, how people use it, soils, and shape of land |
| How are V-shaped valleys formed? | Steep slopes along a river erode rapidly creating a deep, V-shaped valley. |
| What is a flood plain? | The flat, wide area of land along a river. |
| A meander is a looplike bend in the course of a river. Explain how a meander forms? | As a river widens from side to side, it tends to erode the outer bank and deposit sediment on the inner bank of a bend. Over time, the bend becomes more curved. |
| What can deposition create? | Landforms such a alluvial fans and deltas. Also adds soil to a river’s flood plain. |
| What is a delta? | A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake. |
| How is a delta different from an alluvial fan? | Alluvial fans are formed at the base of mountains by mountain streams. Deltas are formed at the mouths of rivers where they meet |
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