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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 or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers.
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Waste Water
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Water that has not been clean.
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Surface Water
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Water that stays on the surface of the ground.
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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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A curved lake formed at a former oxbow where the main stream of the river.
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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 earth's surface.
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Model
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A representation that shows the workings of and object or system.
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Hanging glacier
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A glacier that hangs of the mountain.
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Glacier
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A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
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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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