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EROSION 1- 1ST 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PROCESS BY WHICH WEATHERED MATERIAL IS REMOVED AND CARRIED FROM A PLACE | EROSION |
| 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 WATER, WIND, 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 |