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14 Cards in this Set
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Weathering |
The breaking down and wearing away of rock, it could be by mechanical or chemical means. |
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Erosion |
The carrying away or movement of rock and soil caused by wind, water, and ice. |
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Deposition |
The dropping of sediments by water, wind, or ice. |
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Delta and dunes |
Landforms due by deposition of sediments |
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Canyon, Plateau, Valley, Butte, beach, bay, and peninsula. |
landforms due by weathering and erosion. |
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Topographic map |
Map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines, and shows other land features using symbols. |
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Contour line |
On a map, line that connects points of equal elevation above sea level. |
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Steep slope area |
Area in a topographic map where the lines are close together. |
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Gentle slope area |
Area in a topographic map where the lines are farther apart. |
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Watershed |
Area of land that drains water from higher land to lower land and into a stream also called drainage basin. |
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Groundwater |
Water that collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface. |
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Surface water |
Water collecting on the ground, or in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean. |
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Elevation |
Height above average (mean) sea level; also called altitude. |
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Contour interval |
Dark line in a topographic map, every 4 or 5 lines that indicates the elevation. |
