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Vocabulary
Weathering Vocabulary
Types of Erosion's
Weathering or Erosion
Famous Landslides
100
The change in elevation over a given distance.
What is gradient
100
Prevailing weather conditions of a region, as tempature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine ,cloudiness, and winds throughout a year.
What is climate
100
Chemical as in water, force of the flow in a river.
What is water erosion
100
Weathering
What is grand canyon
100
the worst natural disaster
What is Nepol's earthquake
200
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.
What is abrasion
200
a pellet of hail
What is hail stones
200
Light objects, such as rocks and pebbles that are carried by the the wind and can hit landforms.
What is wind erosion
200
Erosion
What is 12 apostles
200
6.9 earthquake that struck the bay area
What is world series earthquake in San Francisco 1989
300
the movement of a large mass of sediment or a section of land down a slope
What is mass movement
300
Flakes forming a layer on the ground or other surface.
What is snow
300
Combination of water, ice, and picked up sediment, creating a powerful machine.
What is glacier erosion
300
Weathering
What is arch national park
300
a deadly mudslide caused by heavy rainfall and flooding.
What is china landslide
400
One of the bends, twist or curves in a low-gradient stream or river
What is meanders
400
A loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightening discharge.
What is thunder
400
Weak rocks on the coast such as limestone and chalk.
What is sea erosion
400
Erosion
What is pebble beach
400
heavy rain that dumped 1.4 inches of rain on the western end of Malibu
What is pch mudslide 2014
500
The materials other than the water that are carried by a stream.
What is stream load
500
Air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earths surface.
What is wind
500
Lack of crop rotation
What is soil erosion
500
Erosion
What is statue of liberty
500
rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface in the alps
What is avalanche swiss alps