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Foster - (6th grade) Ch. 7
Earth Science
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6th Grade
11/10/2008

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sediment
Definition
small, soild pieces of material that come from rock or organisims; earth materials deposited by erosion
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erosion
Definition
the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soil
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deposition
Definition
process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
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gravity
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a force that moves rocks and other materials downhill; the force that pulls objects toward each other
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mass movement
Definition
any one of several processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill
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runoff
Definition
water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
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rill
Definition
a tiny groove in soil made by flowing water
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gully
Definition
a large channel in soil formed by erosion
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stream
Definition
a channel through which water is continually flowing downhill
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tributary
Definition
a stream or smaller river that feeds into a main river
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flood plain
Definition
wide valley through which a river flows
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meander
Definition
a loop-like bend in the course of a river
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oxbow lake
Definition
a meander cut off from a river
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alluvial fan
Definition
a wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountian range
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delta
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a landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
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groundwater
Definition
water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
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glacier
Definition
a large mass of moving ice and snow on land
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ice age
Definition
time in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of Earth's surface
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plucking
Definition
the process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the land
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headland
Definition
a part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean
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beach
Definition
wave-washed sediment along a coast
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sand dune
Definition
a deposit of wind-blown sand
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deflation
Definition
wind erosion that removes surface materials
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loess
Definition
a wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt
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