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science/vocab 9

vocab - chapter 9 sections

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erosion natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another
sediment material moved by erosion
deposition process in which sedment is laid down in new location
gravity a force that moves rock and other materials downhill, the force that pulls objects towards each other
mass movement on of several processes that move sediment downhill - landslides, mudflows
runoff water that moves over the Earth's surface
rill runoff travels and forms tiny groves in the soil.
gully large groove or channel
stream a channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.
tributary a stream or river that flows into a larger river
flood plain aflat wid area of land along a river is a flood plain
meander a loop-like bend in the course of a river
oxbow lake is a meander that has been cut off from a river
alluvial fan a wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range
delta sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a land form
groundwater water thtat fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
stalactite a calcite deposits that hang from the roof of a cave
stalagmite a cone-shaped calcite deposit that builds up from the floor of a cave
karst topography a region in which a layer of limesonte close to the surface creataes deep valleys, caverns and sinkholes
energy the ability to do work or cause change
potential energy Energy that is stored and available to be used later
kinetic energy the energy an object has due to its motion
abrasion the grinding away of rock by other rock particles
load the amount of sediment that a river or stream carries
friction the force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across antoher surface
turbulence a type of movement of water in which rather moving downstream, the water moves every which way
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