Erosion

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Erosion

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the gradual destruction 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 something by exposure to the air for long amount of time.

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Water Cycle

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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land

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Evaporation

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the process of turning form liquid to vapor

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Condensation

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the conversion vapor to liquid

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Precipitation

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rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

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Percolation

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the process of liquid passing through a filter

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Runoff

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the draining of water from a surface

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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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A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent that ]feeds into one ocean or sea

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Deposition

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he geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a land form or land mass

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Delta

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a land form that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water

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Alluvial Fan

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a triangle-shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and even smaller pieces of sediment, such as silt

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Floodpain

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a generally flat area of land next to a river or stream

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Water Table

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upper level of an underground surface in which the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water

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Sewage Treatment Plants

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Physical, chemical, and biological processes are used to remove contaminants and produce treated wastewater

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Septic Tank

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a chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, PVC or plastic, through which sewage flows for treatment

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Sea Stacks

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a geological land form consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion

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Sea Arches

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

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Sea Caves

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a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea

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Headlands

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a section of land jutting out into the sea

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Beach

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a common feature of a coastline made of eroded rock

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Glacier

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a huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land

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Glacial Drift

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as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial melt water

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Till

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unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification

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Stratified Drift

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sediments deposited by glacial melt water that are sorted by size