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unit 5 geo land form
Question | Answer |
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What is weathering | The process by which rocks break and decay over time |
What is sediment | the smaller particles of rock, gravel sand and mud that weathering breaks rocks into |
What is erosion | the movement of surface material from one location to another, wind water and ice cause this to take place |
What is a glacier | thick masses of ice also erode rock and move sediment |
What is a plateu | an elevated flatland that rises sharply above nearby land on at least one side |
What is an alluvial fan | sediment eroded from a mountain to the base of the mountain |
What is a delta | accumulated sediment at the opening of an ocean |