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14 Cards in this Set
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weathering
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the process of breaking down rock
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watershed
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An area of land that separates water that flows to different rivers.
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waste water
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water that needs to be filtered before being used again.
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surface water
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water that stays on the surface of the earth.
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Reservoir
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a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
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Oxbow lake
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is a u-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake.
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Meander
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A looping change of direction in a river or stream.
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Landforms
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a natural feature of the earths surface.
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model
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A representation that shows the workings of an object or a system.
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hanging glacier
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originates high on the wall of a glacial valley and descends only part of the way to the surface of the main glacier and abruptly stops, typically at a cliff.Avalanching and icefalls are the mechanisms for ice and snow transfer to the valley floor below
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glacier
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body of ice. Originating on land, a glacier flows slowly
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Aquifer
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a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
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deposition
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the process of adding sand or soil to a new location.
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Erosion
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The process of natural forces moving soil and small rocks from one place to another.
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