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Fill in The Gaps and Landforms Explanation: What Is A Valley
Fill in The Gaps and Landforms Explanation: What Is A Valley
Explanation
Fill in the gaps
Humans (biosphere) built a dam out of rock materials
(geosphere).
Water in the lake (hydrosphere) seeps into the cliff walls behind
the dam, becoming groundwater (geosphere), or evaporating into
the air (atmosphere).
Humans (biosphere) harness energy from the water (hydrosphere)
by having it spin turbines to produce electricity.
What is a valley
Valleys or natural depressions are areas of low lying land, usually
between two mountains/mountain ranges. They are often
occupied by rivers or streams that eventually flow out from the
valley into the ocean. There are multiple ways that valleys can be
formed.
Firstly, a valley can be created by a river.A river flowing through
mountains usually causes gradual erosion in the rock and soil.
Over millions of years, a valley is formed between the mountains.
Often, it will start of narrow and small, but over time widen due to
more erosion caused by the river. The majority of the valleys in
the world are made this way.
Rivers are not the only way valleys have been formed, however.
Thousands of years ago, most of the world was covered with
gigantic glaciers. When these glaciers moved, they scraped away
the huge amounts of earth that stood in their path, leaving