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science/vocab 9 Test

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turbulence
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sediment
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flood plain
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delta
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energy
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gully
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karst topography
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potential energy
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tributary
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abrasion
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stalagmite
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runoff
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erosion
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stalactite
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load
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rill
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large groove or channel
B.
runoff travels and forms tiny groves in the soil.
C.
the grinding away of rock by other rock particles
D.
a stream or river that flows into a larger river
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the amount of sediment that a river or stream carries
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sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a land form
G.
a type of movement of water in which rather moving downstream, the water moves every which way
H.
a region in which a layer of limesonte close to the surface creataes deep valleys, caverns and sinkholes
I.
the ability to do work or cause change
J.
a calcite deposits that hang from the roof of a cave
K.
water that moves over the Earth's surface
L.
a cone-shaped calcite deposit that builds up from the floor of a cave
M.
Energy that is stored and available to be used later
N.
natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another
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aflat wid area of land along a river is a flood plain
P.
material moved by erosion
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a wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range
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the energy an object has due to its motion
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on of several processes that move sediment downhill - landslides, mudflows
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the force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across antoher surface
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a channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.
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process in which sedment is laid down in new location
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is a meander that has been cut off from a river
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water thtat fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
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a force that moves rock and other materials downhill, the force that pulls objects towards each other
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a loop-like bend in the course of a river

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