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Stream Table Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| erosion | The process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another |
| sediment | tiny grains of broken down rock |
| deposition | the process by which eroded materials is dropped |
| gradient | the measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance. (the slope of the stream) |
| load | the sediment and particles carried by a stream |
| discharge | the amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time |
| channel | the path a stream follows |
| floodplain | created by layers of deposited sediment that forms a flat area |
| meander | curves and bends in a stream channel |
| delta | a streams deposit in a fan shape; often leads to a larger body of water |
| alluvial fan | fan-shaped deposit on land |
| shoreline | a place where water and land meet |
| groundwater | water located within the rocks below earth's surface |