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Erosion The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
Sediment Earth materials deposited by erosion.
Deposition Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
Mass Movement Any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill.
Runoff Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
Rills The tiny grooves in soil formed as runoffs travel.
Gully A large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm.
Stream A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.
River A large stream
Tributary A stream that flows into a larger stream.
Flood plain The flat, wide area of land along a river.
Meander A loop-like bend in the course of a river.
Oxbow Lake A meander that has been cut off from the river.
Alluvial Fan A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.
Delta Where a river flows into the ocean, the river deposits sediment, forming a delta.
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