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Changes to Earth
Definition | Term |
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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition | Slow changes to Earth |
the wearing away of sediments by water, waves, wind, or ice | Weathering |
the moving or carrying away of sediments to a new location | Erosion |
the dropping of sediments to a new location | Deposition |
particles of matter could be sand, silt, shell, or other substances that are carried then deposited | Sediment |
the upper layer of Earth consisting of a mixture of organic remains, rocks and clay particles | Soil |
an area of land or land shape found on the surface of the Earth | Landform |
created by the deposition of sediment by rivers and streams at the mouth of a river | Delta |
a huge moving body of ice that scrapes the landscape; makes a U-shaped valley | Glacier |