Science Vocabulary
Weathering: Wear away or change the appearance or texture of something by long exposure to the atmosphere.
Erosion: The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water or other natural agents.
Deposition: An act or process of depositing.
Landforms: A land feature of the Earth's surface like mountains and valleys.
Plateau: Nearly level area that has been uplifted.
Canyon: A V-shaped valley eroded by a river.
Delta: A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river.
Drainage basin: The land that gets covered with water from a stream or river.
Flood plain: The land that gets covered with water from a stream or river during a flood.
Sediment: A material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.
Basin: An enclosed or partly enclosed water area.
Flash flood: A local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity.
Alluvial fan: The alluvial deposit of a stream where it issues from a gorge upon a plain or of a tributary stream at its junction with the main stream.
Landforms: A land feature of the Earth's surface like mountains and valleys.
Plateau: Nearly level area that has been uplifted.
Canyon: A V-shaped valley eroded by a river.
Delta: A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river.
Drainage basin: The land that gets covered with water from a stream or river.
Flood plain: The land that gets covered with water from a stream or river during a flood.
Sediment: A material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers.
Basin: An enclosed or partly enclosed water area.
Flash flood: A local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity.
Alluvial fan: The alluvial deposit of a stream where it issues from a gorge upon a plain or of a tributary stream at its junction with the main stream.
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