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29 Cards in this Set
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EROSION
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WEARING AWAY OF EARTH MATERIALS BY WATER, WIND, OR ICE
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LANDFORM
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A SHAPE OF FEATURE OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE, LIKE A DELTA OR CANYON
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CANYON
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A V SHAPED VALLEY ERODED BY A RIVER OR STREAM
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DELTA
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A FAN-SHAPED (TRIANGULAR) DEPOSIT OF EARTH MATERIALS AT THE MOUTH OF A STREAM
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PLATEAU
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A LARGE, NEARLY LEVEL AREA THAT HAS BEEN LIFTED ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA
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SLOPE
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THE ANGLE OR SLANT OF A STREAM CHANNEL OR LAND SURFACE
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DEPOSTION
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH ERODED EARTH MATERIALS SETTLE OUT IN ANOTHER PLACE
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SEDIMENTS
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ERODED EARTH MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED
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BASIN
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A LOW AREA IN WHICH SEDIMENTS ARE OFTEN DEPOSITED
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CHANNEL
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THE COURSE OR PATH THE WATER TAKES IN A STREAM OR RIVER
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MEANDER
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A CURVE OR LOOP IN A CHANNEL
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FLOOD
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A VERY HEAVY FLOW OF WATER, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE NORMAL FLOW OF WATER AND GOES OVER THE STREAM'S NORMAL CHANNEL
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FLASH FLOOD
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RISES AND FALLS RAPIDLY WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING, USUALLY AS A RESULT OF A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA. CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY DAM FAILURE OR THAWING OF ICE
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Map
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A drawing of an area, usually as though you were looking straight down on it.
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Cartographers
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A person who makes maps
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Key
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An explanation of symbols used on a map
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Symbol
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A color, shape, or texture used to represent something else on a map, such as a building, road, or landform
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Boundary
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The limit or border of an area or region
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Model
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A representation of an object or process
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Levee
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An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river
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Hypothesis
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An educated guess
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Grid
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Network of verticle and horizontal lines that forms squares
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Because the sand is the heaviest so it sinks to the bottom. The water is the lightest so it goes on the top. The clay is in between.
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Why were the vial materials in the order they were?
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The clay is lighter than the sand, so it washed away with the water.
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Why did the clay wash into the buckets during your experiment, but not the sand?
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They can build a levee; they can levitate their house; or they can choose a location above flood level
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.What can people do to prevent erosion if they live near a river?
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Colorado
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What river caused the erosion of the Grand Canyon?
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One
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How many variables should a scientist change at one time to be sure their experiments are accurate?
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Water, clay, and sand
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Our earth material was a mixture of these 3 ingredients.
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Chased the buffalo off a cliff to use them for food.
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How did the native Americans hunt?
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