Home > Industry/Domain > Physics

Physics

The branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them.

17Categories 45113Terms

Contributors in Physics

Become a Contributors

Physics > Geophysics

silting

Geography; Geophysics

processes of sedimentation

laminar erosion processes

Geography; Geophysics

processes ocurring with the formation of numerous, closely spaced rills due to the uneven removal of surface soil by streamlets of running water.

collapsing soils

Geography; Geophysics

soils which are broken down

strike

Geography; Geophysics

To damage or destroy, as by forceful contact

mining

Geography; Geophysics

An excavation in the earth from which ore or minerals can be extracted.

alluvium

Geography; Geophysics

Sediment deposited by flowing water, as in a riverbed, flood plain, or delta.

earth flow

Geography; Geophysics

A form of mass movement, where water-saturated, weak-slope material flows under the action of gravity at speeds between 10 cm s-1 to 10 cm day-1. Earth flows differ from mud flows ...

Sub-categories

Add New Category