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2.1 & 2.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Erosion | The process be which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another |
| Depesion | The process in which material is laid down |
| Floodplain | An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks |
| Delta | A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream |
| Alluvial Fan | A fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
| Groundwater | The water that is beneath Earth's surface |
| Shoreline | The boundary between land and a body of water |
| Beach | An area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited setiment |
| Sandbar | A low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea |
| Barrier Island | A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore |
| Dune | A mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind |
| Loess | Fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind |
| Glacier | A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land |
| Glacial Drift | The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers |
| Creep | The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material |
| Rockfall | The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff |
| Landslide | The sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope |
| Mudflow | The flow of a mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water |