Vocabulary: Erosion & Deposition

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LARGE DEPOSIT OF SEDIMENT THAT FORMS WHERE A STREAM ENTERS A LARGE BODY OF WATER.

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Delta

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CRUMBLY, WINDBLOWN DEPOSIT OF SILT AND CLAY.

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Loess

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BROAD, C-SHAPED CURVE IN A STREAM.

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Meander

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RAPID DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF SOIL, LOOSE ROCKS, AND BOULDERS.

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Landslide

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LAYING DOWN OR SETTLING OF ERODED MATERIAL.

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Deposition

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PROCESS BY WHICH ROCK AND SOIL ARE BROKEN DOWN AND REMOVED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION.

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Erosion

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THE MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENTS ALONG A SURFACE, OFTEN BY WIND OR WATER.

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Transport

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A NATURAL FORMATION OF SAND OR DUST, USUALLY IN A HUMP OR RIDGE SHAPE.

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Dune

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THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF EARTH MATERIALS DOWN A SLOPE DUE TO GRAVITY.

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Mass Wasting

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THE WEARING AWAY OF ROCKS AND SOIL BY NATURAL FORCES SUCH AS WATER, WIND, AND ICE.

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Weathering