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11 Cards in this Set
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Bay
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A body of water that is partly enclosed by land and has a large opening to the ocean
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River system
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The largest river and all the waterways that drain into it.
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Delta
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a large mass of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.
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Deposition
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The dropping of sediment moved by water, wind, and ice.
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Headland
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A high point of land that extends out into the water
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Erosion
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The movement of rock material from one place to another.
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Erratic
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A single large boulder that has been moved by a glacier.
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Glacier
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A large mass of slow moving ice.
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Moraine
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A ridge formed by boulders, rocks, and soiled carried by and deposited by a glacier.
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Sand Dune
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A hill of sand formed by the wind.
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Weathering
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Slowly wearing away of rock into smaller pieces.
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