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Science Chapter 3
Interactive Science Book 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Erosion | The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another. |
| Sediment | Consists of pieces of rock and soil, or the remains of plant and animals. |
| Deposition | Occurs were the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down, sediment. |
| Gravity | The force that pulls you and your bike down. |
| Mass Movement | One of several process that moves sediment down. |
| Glacier | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
| Continental Glacier | Is a glacier that covers much of a continent or large island. |
| Ice Age | When continental glacier have covered much of the earth's land. |
| Vally Glacier | A long narrow glacier that forms when snow builds up high in a mountain glacier. |
| Plucking | As a glacier flows over the land, it picks up rocks. |
| Till | The mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface. |
| Moraine | The till deposit at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge. |
| Kettle | A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in a glacial till. |
| Headland | A part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean. |
| Beach | An area of wave-washed sediment along the coast. |
| Longshore Drift | As waves repeatedly hits the beach, some of the beach sediment moves down the beach in a current. |
| Spit | A bach that projects like a finger out into the water. |
| Runoff | As water moves down land, it carries particles with it. |
| Rill | As runoff travels, it forms tiny grooves in the soil. |
| Gully | A large groove, or channel, in soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm. |
| Stream | A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope. |
| Tributary | A stream or river that flows into a larger river. |
| Flood Plain | The flat, wide area of land along a river. |
| Meander | A loop like bend in a course of a river. |
| Oxbow Lake | A meander that has been cut off from a river. |
| Delta | A place where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a landform. |
| Alluvial Fan | A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range. |
| Ground Water | The term geologist use for ground water. |
| Stalactite | A deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave. |
| Stalagmite | A mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite. |
| Karst Topograghy | If a cave collapses it is a result of a sinkhole. |
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