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Land/Water Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volcano | a place where hot gases, ash, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth's surface |
| erosion | the process of moving weathered rock and sediment from one place to another |
| runoff | water that does not soak into the ground and instead flows across earth's surface |
| sediment | sand, bits of rock, fossils, and other matter carried and deposited by water, wind, or ice |
| landform | any recognizable feature on earth's surface shaped by natural causes |
| deposition | the dropping or settling of eroded material |
| water cycle | the process in which water continuously moves from earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again |
| atmosphere | the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth |
| condensation | the process by which a GAS CHANGES TO A LIQUID |
| evaporation | the process by which a LIQUID CHANGES TO A GAS |
| precipitation | water that falls from clouds to earths surface |
| goundwater | water located within the gaps and pores in rocks below the earths surface |
| weathering | the breaking down of rocks on earth's surface into smaller pieces |