Ch 11- 8th grade science- Erosion
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| Erosion | The process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
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| Water Cycle | The continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean.
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| Tributary | A stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream.
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| Watershed | The area of land that is drained by a water system.
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| Divide | The boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions.
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| Channel | The path that a stream follows.
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| Load | The materials carried by a stream.
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| Deposition | The process in which material is laid down.
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| Delta | A fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream.
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| Alluvial Fan | A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.
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| Floodplain | An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.
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| Aquifer | A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.
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| Porosity | The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces.
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| Permeability | The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores.
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| Recharge Zone | An area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer.
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| Artesian Spring | A spring whose water flows from a crack in the cap rock over the aquifer
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