Vocab 1

The wearing away of the land by the action of wind or water.

• elevation

• erosion

• fault

• climate

The height of something above sea level.

• erosion

• fault

• climate

• elevation

An underground natural water storage tank.

• elevation

• erosion

• acquifer

• fault

The average weather of a region over a long period of time.

• hurricane

• tornado

• weather

• climate

The wide part of a river where its current meets the tidal ebbs and flows.

• branch

• estuary

• channel

• tributary