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W-E-D
W-E-D Vocabulary Part 1
Question | Answer |
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weathering | The breaking down and wearing away of rock material |
erosion | The carrying away of materials from one place to another |
deposition | The process by which material is eroded and is dropped into a new place |
landforms | A natural structure on the Earth's surface. Ex: mountain, valley, plain, plateau.... |
precipitation | Water that falls to the surface of the Earth such as rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
glacier | A large body of moving ice |
barriers | Materials that help slow down erosion |
sediments | Pieces of rocks, soil, sand, shell and remains of organisms |