Science Book H Chapt 13Vocabualry

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Process in which surface materials are worn away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water,

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Erosion

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Dropping of sediments that occur when an agent of erosion can no longer carry its load.

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Deposition

Front 3

A type of mass movement in which sediments move downslope very slowly; common in areas of freezing and thawing, and can cause walls, trees, and fences to lean downhill

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Creep

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A mass movement that occurs when a mass of material moves down a curved slope.

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Slump

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Any type of erosion that occurs as gravity moves materials downslope.

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Mass movement

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Large, moving masses of snow and ice that change large areas of Earth's surface.

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Glacier

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Process that adds gravel, sand, and boulders to glacier's bottom and sides as water freezes and thaws, breaking off pieces surrounding rock.

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Plucking

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Mixture of different sized sediments that is dropped from a retreating glacier and can cover huge areas of land.

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Till

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Large ridge of rocks and soil deposited by a glacier when it stops moving forward.

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Moraine

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Material deposited by meltwater from a glacier.

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Outwash

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Book G chapter 3 vocabulary Quiz

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Erosional forces

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Science Book H chapter 3 vocabulary

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Erosional Forces