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Erosion & Deposition
Erosion and Deposition Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| floodplain | A ____________________ is an area of land on either side of a stream that is underwater when the stream floods. |
| mass wasting | ________________________ is the downhill movement of masses of rock and soil. |
| glacier | A ____________________ is a large mass of ice that moves over land. |
| barrier island | A _____________________________ is a long, narrow island that develops parallel to a coast. |
| kettle lake | A _____________________ is a bowl-shaped depression that was formed by a block of ice from a glacier and then became filled with water. |
| dune | A ____________________ is a mound of sand built up by wind. |
| erosion | The process in which weathered particles are picked up and moved from one place to another is called _____________________. |
| divide | A ______________________ is a ridge from which water drains to one side or the other. |
| longshore drift | ____________________________ is the zigzag movement of sand along a beach. |
| till | The sediment left directly on the ground surface from a retreating glacier is called ____________________. |
| sandbar | A ________________________ is a ridge of sand built up by the action of waves and currents. |
| sinkhole | A ____________________ is a basin that forms when the roof of a cave becomes so thin that it suddenly falls in. |
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