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Erosion
How The Earth Changes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Erosion | The process of which sediment and other materials are move from one place to another. |
| Deposition | The process of which eroded sediment is deposited. |
| Floodplain | Many layers of deposited flat sediment. |
| Delta | Where streams often deposit sediment on a fan shaped area. |
| Alluvial Fan | A fan shaped deposit that forms on dry land. |
| Groundwater | Water bellow Earths surface. |
| Dunes | Mounds of sand deposited by wind. |
| Loess | Thick deposits of fine grained sediment blown by the wind. |
| Glaicer | A presence body of dense ice. |
| Glacial drift | Terms for all material carried in glacier |