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Erosion / Deposition

TermDefinition
floodplain an area of land on either side of a stream that is underwater when the stream floods
mass wasting the downhill movement of masses of rock and soil
glacier a large mass of ice that moves over land
barrier island a long, narrow island that develops parallel to a coast
kettle lake a bowl-shaped depression that was formed by a block of ice from a glacier and then became filled with water
dune 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
divide a ridge from which water drains to one side or the other
longshore drift the zigzag movement of sand along a beach
till the sediment left directly on the ground surface from a retreating glacier
sandbar a ridge of sand built up by the action of waves and currents
sinkhole a basin that forms when the roof of a cave becomes so thin that it suddenly falls in
deposition the part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a new location, or deposited
alluvial fan a fan-shaped deposit of sediment at the base of a mountain
loess deposits of fine wind-blown sediment
delta an area of land formed by the buildup of sediment at the end, or mouth, of a river
longshore current the movement of water along a shore as waves strike the shore at an angle
moraine a deposit of till left behind by a retreating glacier
drainage basin the area of land in which water drains into a stream system
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