unit 8 Flashcards
1
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deposition
A
the dragging or settleing of eroded materials
2
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erosion
A
the process of moving sedements from one place to another.
3
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sedement
A
sand, bits of rocks, fossols, carried and deposed by water, wind, and ice.
4
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weathering
A
the breaking down of rocks on earths surface into smaller things.
5
Q
delta
A
sediment piels up in the mouth of a river/ sediment deposed of over a long peiriod of time.
6
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sand dune
A
when wind deposes sand in one area *new orlins
7
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land form
A
a natural land shape or feature
8
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main causes of weathering
A
ice, plants, water
