Tectonic Processes
The layer of the Earth generates its internal heat.
The core (Inner and Outer Core)
The three different ways sediment is eroded and transported by wind (aeolion) processes.
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Surface Creep, Saltation, Suspension.
How alpine glaciers start to form
The accumulation of snow and ice on a mountain which eventually 'flows' down the mountain due to gravity and its own weight.
The three courses of a river
Upper course, Middle course, Lower course
The process that causes waves to move towards a beach at a specific angle.
This process also causes sediment to move across the beach at a specific angle/direction.
Prevailing Wind
The process that causes tectonic plates (the crust) to move and the layer of the Earth this occurs in.
Convection Currents
Name a feature that can form when continuously wind deposits (drops) sediment over time
Sand dune, Loess
The type of glacial erosion where rocks and sediment embedded (stuck) in the bottom of a moving glacier scrape and grind against the bedrock, much like sandpaper.
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Abrasion
A large bend in a river, formed by erosion on the outer bank and sediment deposition on the inner bank.
Meander
A long, narrow ridge of sand that extends out from the coast into a body of water.
Spit
The names of the tectonic plates Aotearoa New Zealand sits on the boundary of.
Australian Plate and Pacific Plate
The type of wind erosion that wears down rocks and landforms through the grinding and sandblasting effect of wind-blown particles (One particle hitting another).
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Abrasion
A glacial erosion process where a glacier freezes onto rocks, lifts them up, and pulls them away.
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Plucking
Floodplain
The process where waves carry sediment along the coast, parallel to the shoreline
Longshore Drift
The process that forms stratovolcanoes and calderas and the type of plate boundary this occurs at.
Subduction at Convergent Plate Boundaries
Precipitation caused by moist air being forced to rise over a mountain.
Orographic Rainfall
Name three different features formed by glacial erosion.
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U shaped valley, Fjord, Cirque, Corrie Lake, Moraine
These fluvial processes form what feature?
Water flows faster on the outside of a bend, causing erosion of the outer bank.
On the inside of the bend, the water is slower, which causes it to deposit sediment, forming a point bar or sandbar.
Meander
A landform consisting of a sandy or shingle bar that connects an island to the mainland or to another island
Tombolo
The process that forms mountain ranges and the type of plate boundary this occurs at.
Folding of Continental Crust at Convergent Plate Boundaries.
An area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds (known as its leeward side).
Rain Shadow.
The two terms used to describe how glaciers move.
Glacial Advance, Glacial Retreat
When a wide meander (a loop or bend) of a river is cut off from the main channel, becoming a separate, free-standing body of water.
Oxbow lake
Wind transported sand can build up at this type of obstacle. It helps shape sand dunes along beaches and acts as a 'stabiliser' of beach sand dunes.
Vegetation/Plants