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| ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier |
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| thick mass of ice that covers a large area |
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| fan-shaped area of land deposited where a mountain stream moves onto flat land |
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| fan-shaped area of land formed when sediment is deposited where a river empties into a lake or an ocean |
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| place where a river flows into a larger body of water |
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| dropping of eroded sediment |
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| wearing away and moving of weathered rock and soil |
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| layer of sil directly below the topsoil |
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| top layer of soil, rich with oxygen and decayed organic matter |
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| mixture of time pieces of weathered rock and the remains of plants and animals |
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| process in which minerals combine with oxygen to form new substances |
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| breaking apart of rocks caused by a change in their chemical makeup |
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| breaking apart of rocks without changing their mineral composition |
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| breaking down of rocks on the earth's surface |
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