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Erosion/ Deposition

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What is Erosion?The moving of sediment
What is Weathering? The breaking down of rock
What is Deposition? When sediment is dropped or put down
What is Sediment? Little pieces of rock/mineral moved by Erosion
What are the main 5 Agents of Erosion? Gravity,Running Water, Glaciers, Waves, and Wind
What are the main 5 Factors that can effect Erosion? Development, Agriculture, Mining, Plants, Climate
What is Mass Movement? The movement of any material, such as,rock, soil ,snow down a slope
What causes mass movement? Gravity
What is a Landslide? the sudden rapid movement of a large amount of material down slope
What is a Mud flow? the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
What is a Slump? when a large chunk of rock suddenly slips downhill
What is a Creep? the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
What is the most powerful agent of Erosion? Water
What is the least powerful agent of Erosion? Wind
Which agent of erosion creates U-Shaped Valleys? Glacier
What are 2 ways that glaciers erode the land? plucking and abrasion
What are 2 ways that waves erode the land? impact and abrasion
What are 6 soil conservation techniques that slow erosion? wind breaks, no-till farming, terracing, contour plowing, cover crops, and crop rotation
Which agent of erosion creates V-shaped valleys? Fast moving water
What is a meander? a long winding river in a flood plain
Is an oxbow lake created by erosion or deposition? deposition
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