erosion

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erosion

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the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents

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weathering

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wear away or change the appearance or texture of by long exposure to the air

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water cycle

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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans

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evaporation

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Evaporation is the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature

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condensation

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water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it

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precipitation

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the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution

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percolation

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Percolation is the process of a liquid slowly passing through a filter

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runoff

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a further competition, election, race, etc., after a tie or inconclusive result

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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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An imaginary geographic line defined by the fact that water poured on one side of it would ultimately flow into the ocean on one side of a continent

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deposition

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the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch

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delta

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the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet

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alluvial fan

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a fan-shaped mass of alluvium deposited as the flow of a river decreases in velocity

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floodplain

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an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding

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water table

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the level below which the ground is saturated with water

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sewage treatment plants

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Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater, primarily from household sewage

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septic tank

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a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is collected and allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a leaching field

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sea stacks

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a chimney, especially one on a factory, or a vertical exhaust pipe on a vehicle

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sea arches

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A sea arch is a natural opening eroded out of a cliff face by marine processes

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sea caves

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A sea cave, also known as a littoral cave, is a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea

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wave-cut terraces

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A wave-cut platform, coastal benches, or wave-cut benches is the narrow flat area often found at the base of a sea cliff or along the shoreline of a lake, bay, or sea that was created by the weathering of land

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headlands

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a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea

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beach

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a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the ocean between high- and low-water marks

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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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glacial drift

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In geology, drift is the name for all material of glacial origin found anywhere on land or at sea, including sediment and large rocks

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till

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less formal way of saying until

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stratified drift

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A general term for all glacial deposits both sorted and unsorted