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Erosion pg.66 |
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another. |
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Sediment pg.67 |
The process of erosion moves material called sediment |
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Deposition pg.67 |
occurs where the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down, sediment. |
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Gravity pg.68 |
The force that pulls you and your bike downward. |
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Mass movement pg.68 |
Caused by gravity, anyone of several processes that move sediment downhill. |
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runoff pg.71 |
As water moves over the land, it carries particles with it. This moving water is called runoff. |
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Rills pg.72 |
When a runoff travels and it forms tiny grooves in the soil. |
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gully pg.72 |
A large groove,or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm. |
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Stream pg.72 |
A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope. |
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Tributary pg.72 |
A stream or river that flows into a larger river. |
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Flood plain pg.74 |
The flat, wide area of land along a river. |
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Meander pg.75 |
A looplike bend in the course of a river. |
