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Science erosion
erosion by water
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the layer of solid rock located beneath soil on earth | Bedrock |
| deep valley carved by flowing water | Canyon |
| layer of rock that forms earth’s surface | crust |
| a fan shaped mass and other sediment that forms where a river enters a large body of water | delta |
| an amount of rock and soil that has been laid down in an area | deposit |
| an area that gets little precipation and has very little veggies | desert |
| to add a soild meterial to a liquid is such a way that its particles completely disperse into the liquid | dessolve |
| the process in which wind, water, ice,or other things move pieces of rock and soil over Earth's surface | erosion |
| a situation in which water has flowed over the edges of a river | flood |
| a force that opposes the motion of the body across a surface or through a gas and a liquid | friction |
| a large cheet of ice or snow that moves slowly over Earth's surface | glacier |
| a large natural structure on the Earth's surface such as a mountain, a plain, or a valley | landform |
| the outer layer of Earth's crust in which plants can grow | soil |
| a small body of flowing water | stream |
| amixture in which a solid and a liquid of 2 are mixed so evenly, that it is not possible to see the separte particles | solution |
| a low area of land between 2 higher areas | valley |
| a compound made by hydrogen and oxygen | water |
| the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by the action of wind and water | weathering |
| an area of land where there is water on the surface or wher the soil is completely filled with water | wetland |