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erosion

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is the proscess years thouse

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water cycle

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is the concept movement of earth waters from ocean

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water cycle

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

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evaporation

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water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid

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condensation

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water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid

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precipitation

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a deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or sno

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surface runoff

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precipitation runoff over the landscape

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a river

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

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watershed

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contains all the land and water features that drain excess surface water to a specific location on the landscape

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continental divide

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natural markers delineating how precipitation flows onto land

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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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Delta was recognized as the world’s best-performing airline of the past 10 years, as well as the top North American airline, by the judges in the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards.

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floodplain

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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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an underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces between sediments and

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sewage treatment plants

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As sewage enters a plant for treatment, it flows through a screen

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septic tank

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

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sea stacks

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Coastal erosion or the slow wearing of rock by water and wind over very long periods of time causes a stack to form

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sea arches

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formed when a cave continues to be eroded and expanded until it cuts right through a headland.

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sea caves

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Sea caves or littoral caves are formed primarily from erosion caused by waves

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wave-cut terraces

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Wave-cut platforms form when destructive waves hit against the cliff face

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headlands

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a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water

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beach

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contains all the land and water features that drain excess surface water to a specific location on the landscape

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glacier

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A glacier is a large, perennial accumulation of crystalline ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid

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glacial drift

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Glacial drift. A general term applied to all rock materia

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till

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Until is always correct

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stratified drift

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predominantly sorted sediment laid down by or in meltwater from glaciers and includes sand, gravel, silt, and clay arranged in layers