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W-E-D
W-E-D Vocabulary Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weathering | The breaking down and wearing away of rock material |
| erosion | The carrying away of materials from one place to another |
| deposition | The process by which material is eroded and is dropped into a new place |
| landforms | A natural structure on the Earth's surface. Ex: mountain, valley, plain, plateau.... |
| precipitation | Water that falls to the surface of the Earth such as rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
| glacier | A large body of moving ice |
| barriers | Materials that help slow down erosion |
| sediments | Pieces of rocks, soil, sand, shell and remains of organisms |