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Erosion

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Cavern area in bedrock that groundwater has dissolved
Sinkhole formed when a cavern collapses
Creep very slow movement of soil down slope
Groundwater water in the ground
Slump a section of soil moves in one unit down slope
Landslide sediments slide down slope individually
Wave arch arch in a rock formed by waves that wrap around the rock and bang into the side eroding the rock to form an arch
Stack a pillar left over after the rock with an arch has almost completely eroded
Cliff formed by waves undercutting rock
Wind arch formed when wind “sand blasts” the less resistant or weaker exposed bedrock
Terrace flat eroded rock worn down by waves
Sediment particles of weathered rocks
Stream moving water
Stream bed bottom of stream
Meander wide curve of a stream
Delta sediments deposited by a stream at the mouth of a body of water
V-shaped valley valley formed by streams
Downcutting streams cause erosion by cutting through rock and soil
Stream bank side of stream
Floodplain formed by stream deposition when stream floods it deposits sediments on the side of stream
Fertile soil formed by years of depositions of sorted sediments
Deposition when sediments are deposited
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