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8-1 Changing Earth's
Bonnie Branch 6th Grade - 8-1 / Changing Earth's Surface
Term | Definition |
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erosion | The process by which fragments of rock and soil are moved by water, ice, wind, or gravity. |
deposition | The process by which sediment settles out of the water, wind, or ice that is carrying it, and is deposited in a new location. |
sediment | Small solid particles of material from rocks or organisms which are moved by water, wind, ice, or gravity, resulting in erosion and deposition |
mass movement | Any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill. |