Earth's Surface & Landforms Vocab 1
the shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms
topography
a hill of sand deposited and piled up by the wind on a coastline or in a desert
dune
boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake
coastline
to take in; to swallow up
absorb
total energy of motion in the particles of a substance
thermal energy
type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
mechanical weathering
the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil
erosion
a natural stream of water that flows into another body of water such as an ocean, lake or another river
river
gases in the atmosphere trap some of the heat near Earth's surface, while some heat escapes into space
greenhouse effect
the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
convection
a landform with high elevation and high relief
mountain
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small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms; earth materials deposited by erosion
sediment
a wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space
electromagnetic waves
the transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact
conduction
the degree to which one action influences or affects another action
significant
sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or a lake builds up a landform called a _______
delta
a feature on the surface of Earth such as a coastline, dune, or mountain
landform
the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
radiation
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a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land
glacier
process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
deposition
the process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
chemical weathering
the horizontal movement of air from one area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
wind
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