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28 Cards in this Set
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Meanders - |
River curve |
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Flood leaves |
Coarse sediment deposited at river bank |
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Creek |
Small inlet or bae |
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Drumlins |
Oval shape hill of glacial drift |
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Hamada |
Desert region landform |
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Sea-Cliff |
Straight wall like structure |
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Stalactites |
Hanging column from roof to bottom in cave of limestone region |
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Stalagmites |
Growing column from bottom to roof in limestone region |
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Glacier |
A slowly moving mass or river of ice. |
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Gorge/canyon |
A narrow valley between hills or mountains |
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Sediment |
Mater that settles to the bottom of a liquid. |
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Rill |
A small stream |
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Gully |
Water make deep channels in land. |
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Tributaries |
A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake. |
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Alluvial Fan |
Triangular shaped deposits of water transported material like soil, sand, stone etc., |
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Cirques |
Valley formed by glacial erosion |
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Arête |
A sharp mountain ridge |
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Barchan |
A crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind. |
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Eskers |
A long narrow ridge or mound of sand, gravel, and boulders |
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Seif |
A sand dune in the form of a long, narrow ridge |
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Yardang |
A sharp-crested ridge carved by wind erosion. |
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Hydraulic Action |
Motion of water against the rock surface which causes mechanical weathering |
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moraine |
sediment of glacier |
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deflation hollow |
enclosed depression produced by wind erosion |
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friction |
the rubbing of one body against another |
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porous |
full of pores/the rock which absorb more amount of water |
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attrition |
the act of rubbing together |
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dilemma |
undesirable or unpleasant choice |
