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8th Grade
11/09/2016

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Term
ALPINE GLACIER
Definition
GLACIER THAT BEGAN HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS, COVERS A SMALLER AREA
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CHEMICAL WEATHERING
Definition
EROSION OF ROCKS CAUSED BY CHEMICAL REACTIONS RESULTING IN A NEW SUBSTANCE
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CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE
Definition
BUILDS UP EARTH'S LANDFORMS
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CONTINENTAL GLACIER
Definition
ICE THAT COVERS ENTIRE LAND MASSES
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DELTA
Definition
AREA OF DEPOSITED SEDIMENT AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER
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DEPOSITION
Definition
SEDIMENTS ARE ADDED TO A LAND MASS BY BEING PUSHED BY FLOWING WATER OR WIND
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DESTRUCTIVE FORCE
Definition
BREAKING DOWN OF ROCK OR MATERIAL
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EROSION
Definition
GRADUAL DESTRUCTION OR WEARING AWAY OF SOMETHING BY NATURAL FORCES
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ERRATIC
Definition
A BOULDER PLACED WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG BECAUSE IT WAS CARRIED AND DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER
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ESKER
Definition
WINDING RIDGE OF GRAVEL OR SEDIMENT FROM A GLACIER MOVING OVER THE LAND
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FLOODPLAIN
Definition
NEARLY FLAT AREA ALONG A RIVER OR STREAM THAT NATURALLY GETS THE OVERFLOW OF THE STREAM WATER OR RIVER
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GRADIENT
Definition
SLOPE OF THE EARTH
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KETTLE LAKE
Definition
A DIP MADE BY A MELTED GLACIER
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MECHANICAL WEATHERING
Definition
PHYSICAL CHANGE OF ROCK WITHOUT CHANGING THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP
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MORAINE
Definition
MASS OF ROCK OR SEDIMENT CARRIED AND DEPOSITED BY A GLACIER - LIKE THE SIDE AND FRONT WALLS OF SAND IF YOU PUSH A BRICK THRU IT
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OUTWASH
Definition
MATERIAL CARRIED AWAY FROM A MELTING GLACIER
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STREAM
Definition
SMALL BODY OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH A CHANNEL
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