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erosion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _______ is the process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another. | erosion |
| _______ is the process by which eroded materials is dropped. | deposation |
| Many layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area called a ________. | floodplain |
| streams often deposit their loads in a fan-shaped pattern called a ______. | delta |
| an ______ ___ is a fan shaped deposit that forms on dry land. | alluvial fan |
| ___________ is the water located within the rocks below Earth's surface. | ground water |
| what are dunes? | _____ are mounds of wind deposited sand. |
| what is a loess? | a loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur. |
| what is a glacier? | a _______ is a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow. |
| what is a glacial drift? | a ______ _____ is material such as sand, gravel, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier. |