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Science Vocab. 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Erosion | The Process in which gravity, water, ice, and wind move sediments from one place to another on earth's surface. |
| Landform | a part of earth's surface that has a unique shape, is easy to recognize as was one by nature. |
| Source | is where a river begins |
| Riverbed | is the bottom of the river |
| Riverbanks | are the sides of a river |
| Mouth | is where a river meets a lake, valley or ocean |
| Weathering | a process by which rocks and sediment breaks down over time due to exposure to wind, rain, or other weather conditions |
| Physical Model | is a three dimensional model of something |
| Abrasion | the grinding down of one rock by another |
| Deposition | the process in which water, wind or ice builds up the earth's surface by dropping sediment in new locations. |
| Delta | is a landform at the mouth of a river made by sand, silt, soil, and rocks deposited by moving water |
| Model | an object that represents something that is similar to the real thing in many ways but different is some ways. |
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