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Erosion
Question | Answer |
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What is a floodplain? | Many layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area called a floodplain. |
What is erosion? | Erosion is the process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another. |
What is groundwater? | Groundwater is the water located within the rocks below the Earth's surface. |
What is a delta? | Streams often their loads in a fan-shaped pattern called a delta. |
What is an alluvial fan? | An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land. |
What is deposition? | Deposition is the process by which eroded material is dropped. |
What is a dune? | Mounds of wind deposited sand are called dunes. |
What is a loess? | Thick deposits of this wind blown, fine grained sediment are known as loess. |
What is a glacier? | A glacier is a large mass of ice that erodes things by rubbing on them. |
What is a glacial drift? | it is the general term for all the materials carried away and deposited by the glacier. |