Erosion and Deposition
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| mass movement | The process of moving sediment downhill. ex: landslides, mudflow, slump, creep
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| sediment | The material moved by erosion
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| deposition | The process by which sediment is "laid down" or deposited on Earth's surface.
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| erosion | The process by which sediment is moved or carried from one place to another.
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| rill | Tiny grooves made from flowing water; often caused by runoff created by rainfall.
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| gully | A larger groove made by joining rills; water dries up after rainfall stops.
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| runoff | Water that flows over Earth's surface when rainfall is too fast and sudden to be soaked up or evaporated.
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| stream | A small channel where water is continuously flowing; it doesn't dry up after rainfall stops.
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| tributary | A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
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| drainage basin | The area of land from which a river gets its water. Also called a watershed (Upstream)
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| river | A large stream
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| divide | The high ground between two drainage basins
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| flood plain | A wide valley where a river flows; this area floods during heavy rainfall.
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| meander | a loop-like bend in the course of a river
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| oxbow lake | A meander that has been cut off from the river
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| alluvial fan | Wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a steep mountain range; fan-shaped
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| delta | A landform formed when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river.
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| groundwater | Underground water; soaked into the ground and fills cracks in layers of rock below the surface.
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