erosion

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erosion

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stuff get warn down

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weathering

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break down of rocks and minerals

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water cycle

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Earth’s water is always in movement, and the natural water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle,

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evaporation

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when water turns into air

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condensation

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is the change of water from its gaseous form to water

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precipitasion

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rain , snow sleet, or hail

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percolation

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liquid oing through a filter

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runoff

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movement from land water to the ocean

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tributary

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a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

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watershed

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an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

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continental divide

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The Continental Divide of the Americas is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas

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deposition

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is witness’s sworn out-of-court testimony.

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delta

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delta air line

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alluvial fan

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or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built up by streams.

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floodplain

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is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.

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water table

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he level below which the ground is saturated with water.

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sewage

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usually from a number of properties, are fed into the primary settlement tank where solids and liquids separate and the liquor flows into the biozone chamber

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septic tank

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is a key component of the septic system,

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sea stacks

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are blocks of erosion-resistant rock isolated from the land by sea.

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sea arches

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is a natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes.

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sea caves

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Centuries of wave action, freezing, and thawing have sculpted shorelines throughout Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

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wave-cut terraces

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is the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake

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headlands

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The Headlands Center for the Arts hosts an internationally recognized artist-in-residence program, interdisciplinary public programs,

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beach

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a sandy area by a body of water

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glacier

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a big chunk of ice

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glacier drift

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found anywhere on land or at sea, including sediment and large rocks

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till

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a way of saying until

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stratifed drift

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elting occurs in a glacier mainly during the summer months. Streams of meltwater flow from the edges the surface and beneath the glacier.