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Erosion vocab 1
First 15 vocab words of ch.4
Question | Answer |
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the process by which weathered material is removed and carried from a place | erosion |
the process by which material carried by erosion is dropped in new places | deposition |
downhill movement of weathered materials caused by gravity | mass erosion |
pile of rocks and rock particles that collects at the base of a slope | talus |
water from rain or snow that flows into streams and rivers from surface areas | runoff |
smaller stream that flows into the main stream of a river system | tributary |
wearing away of rock particles by wind and water | abrasion |
triangular deposit of sediment located at the mouth of a river | delta |
rock particles carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice | sediment |
flat area on the side of a river where sediments are deposited during floods | floodplain |
land that has sinkholes, caverns, and underground rivers | karst topography |
series of connected underground caves | cavern |
large hole in the ground formed when the roof of a cavern collapses | sinkhole |
moving river of ice and snow | glacier |
large sheet of ice found near Earth's poles | ice cap |