Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Landform vocabulary

flood: a great flow of water over land

delta: a river that flows and the waste forms an island

sediment: the matter that flows to the bottom of oceans and rivers and over time it turns into rock

erosion: the form were nature rushes ice water and air.

weathering: wear away or change the appearance or texture of something by long exposure to the atmosphere.

drainage basin: A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet.


rapid process erosion: erosion that happens quickly.

slow process erosion: erosion that happens slowly.

topsoil: is the upper outermost layer of soil.

debris: scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

flash flood: a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.

alluvial fan: An alluvial fan is a fan or cone shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams.

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