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Chapter 8 Voc.
Science Vocabulary and Short Answers for Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Erosion | Is the movement of rock particles by water, wind, ice, or gravity |
| Deposition | Occurs when the agents of Erosion lay down sediment |
| Weathering, erosion, and deposition act together in a cycle that wears down and builds up Earth's surface in this cycle | The Geographical Cycle |
| Mass movement types | Creep, slump, mudslides, and landslides |
| Flood Plain | The flat, wide area of land along the river |
| Meander | Is a loop-like bend in the course of a river |
| Abrasion | is the wearing away of rock by grinding action |
| Glacier | ANy large mass of ice that moves slowly over land. There are two types of glaciers - Valley Glaciers and Continental Glaciers |
| Waves form from wind blowing from the middle of the sea to the shore of the beaches. | How do waves form? |
| Tides form mainly from the moon. But, the Sun, Moon, and Earth all help form tides | How do tides form? |
| Deflation | The process by which wind removes surface materials |
| Near the end of the river, where the river dumps out into the ocean, are rills in at the bottom. They stay there for a while, but deposition will gradually develop little islands in the river at the end, and a delta is formed. | Describe the changes that change a rill to a delta. |
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