Water in its various states affects Earth's landforms and climate.

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Water in its various states affects Earth's landforms and climate. by Mind Map: Water in its various states affects Earth's landforms and climate.

1. 2.2 Eroision and Deposition

1.1. Stream Characterisitics:characteistics that describe a stream or river.

1.2. Sediments: eroded rock fragments and soil carried by water or wind.

1.3. Watershed: area of land that drains into one main lake or river.

1.4. Continental Divide:highest point of land on a continent.

2. 2.4 Water and Climate

2.1. Climate: the average weather measured over a long period of time.

2.2. Currents: smaller straems that move through bigger bodies of water.

3. 2.1 Waves and Tides

3.1. Waves:circular movement o water particles that moves along the waters surface.

3.2. Tides:daily change in water level of oceans.

4. 2.3 Processes that Shape Ocean Basins and Continental Drainage

4.1. Glaciers:large moving bodie of ice.

4.2. Seamounts: underwater volcanos thatdon't come all the way to the top.

4.3. Moraines:when rock and gravel build up at the base of a glacier.

4.4. Eskers: glacier meltwater that flows in tunnels.

4.5. Drumlins small hills with a teardrop shape.

4.6. Kettle Lake: lake formed by a glaciers melt water.