Topic 5: Earth's Surface Systems 3 & 4 -AA

Erosion 1

100

water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.

Runoff

200

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.

Alluvial fan

300

a long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up in a mountain valley.

Valley Glacier

400

Occurs when a meander develops such as a large loop that the bends of a river join.

Oxbow Lake

500

cone-shaped deposit on the floor of a cave

Stalagmite

Erosion 2

100

A channel through which water is continually flowing downhill

Stream

200

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.

Groundwater

300

The process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the land.

Plucking

400

Name three of the five main factors of runoff

Amount of rain

Vegetation

Soil type

Land shape

Land use

500

a deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave

Stalactite

Erosion 3

100

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

Tributary

200

any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.

Glacier

300

The sediments deposited directly by a glacier.

Till

400

Groundwater erodes limestone in the ground to form deep caverns and sinkholes what is this called

Karst Topography

500

As a river flows into the sea it forms other features; name 3:

Waterfalls

Flood plains

Meanders

Oxbow lake

Erosion 4

100

The flat, wide area of land along a river

Flood plain

200

A glacier that covers much of a continent or large island.

Continental Glacier

300

The movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming in to shore at a angle.

Longshore Drift

400

Water deposition builds up Earth's surface and produces landforms such as _________ and _________.

Deltas and Alluvial fans

500

Name at least one type of landform formed by wave erosion

Sea stack

Sea arch

Sea cave

Erosion 5

100

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

Delta

200

Time in Earth's history during which glaciers covered large parts of the surface.

Ice Age

300

Is a loop-like bend in the course of a river.

Meander

400

Name the order of runoff starting with rills followed by _________, __________, and __________.

Gullies

Streams

Rivers

500

Name at least one type of landform formed by wave deposition

beach

sandbar

barrier island