Vocab 1
Transported Material
Load
The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
The process by which rock material are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes
Weathering
When a river has a high speed what will happen?
Erosion
A Glacier found in the Mountains
Alpine Glacier
An area of the shoreline made up of material deposited by waves
Beach
All of the branching channels to a big main river
Tributary
The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores
Permeability
A blanket of wind blown silt that has fallen out of suspension is
Loess
A river that has a straight channel, has downcutting erosion, has a steep gradient, and may have waterfalls associated with it
Youthful River
Layer of soil based on colors, texture, structures, and chemical composition
Soil Horizons
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles
Abrasion
The process by which softer, less weather resistant rocks wear away and leave harder, more weather resistant rocks behind
Differential Weathering
A column of rock that is in the ocean that was once connected to the mainland is a:
Sea Stack
What percent of the water is found in ground water?
1%
Stream deposits associated with minerals
Placer Deposits
A glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by the action of streams or meltwater
Stratified Drift
The soil quality that is based on the proportions of soil particles
Soil Texture
Name the three types of Wind Erosion
Saltation
Abrasion
Deflation
How does ground water move?
Series of curved lines
Unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier
Till
Unconsolidated, loose material overlying bedrock
Regolith
The high point between two tributaries that separates the direction of runoff and flow
Divide
What type of moraine is located at the end of a glacier?
Terminal
List 3 types of landforms created by glaciers
Hanging Valley
U-Shaped Valley
Aretes
Cirques
Horn
Moraines