Water Systems
A slow-moving body of water that gathers in the depressions on the land.
Lake
Water found under the Earth that travels through aquifers to gather in open spaces underground.
Groundwater
The break down of rocks, minerals, and soil through contact with environmental factors.
Weathering
The top of a wave is called this.
Crest
A major ocean current is called a...
Gyre
Channels of water that flow or drain toward a lake, ocean, or other bodies of water.
River
Compacted snow, ice, sediment, and rock that gather in mountainous and polar regions.
Glacier
The movement of rock, minerals, and soils after they have been broken down by weathering.
Erosion
The bottom of a wave is called this.
Trough
The gravitational pull of the moon that causes the ocean to swell on both sides of the earth is called a...
Tidal Wave
Large saltwater basins covering 70% of the earth's surface.
Ocean
Smaller streams that feed into a larger one.
Tributary
The build up of rock, minerals, and soil after it has been eroded.
Deposition
The distance between waves is called this.
Areas between the shoreline of a water source and the lush vegetation growing beside the water.
Riparian Zone
When factors in the environment break down the rock (Ex. abrasion, frost wedging, thermal stress)
Physical Weathering
The height of a wave is called this.
Amplitude
Areas of land saturated with water.
Wetlands
When a chemical reaction occurs, creating a new substance. (Ex. oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation)
Chemical Weathering.