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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| erosion | the process by which sediment forms |
| depostion | is the process by which eroded material is dropped |
| ground water | water from under ground |
| alluvial fan | a on land fan shaped deposit |
| flood plain | layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area |
| delta | a fan shaped area streams deposit their loads |
| dunes | wind deposited sand |
| loess | thick deposits of this wind blown,fine-grained sediment |
| glacier | a of large mass of moving ice that forms by the compacting of snow in natrual ways |
| glacial drift | when glaciers drift |