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Earth Science Gr7

Chapter 6

TermDefinition
erosion the moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another
deposition the layering down or settling of eroded material
meander a broad, C-shaped curve in a stream
longshore current a current that flows parallel to the shoreline
delta a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water
abrasion the grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water, or ice scrape against them
dune a pile of windblown sand
loess a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay
mass wasting the downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity
landslide rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders
talus a pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall
glacier a large mass of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land, that moves slowly across Earth's surface
till a mixture of various sizes of sediment that has been deposited by a glacier
moraine a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier
outwash layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier
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