Weathering | Deposition | Erosion | Hydrologic Cycle | Rivers/Streams |
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What is soil
Weathering and biological activity creates this
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What is a drumlin
Forms from when glacial deposition occurs
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What are glaciers
The agent of erosion that creates U-shaped valleys
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What is runoff
This occurs when the ground is saturated
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What are V-shaped valleys
Rivers and streams form these types of valleys
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What is frost action
This is happening when water freezes and expands in the cracks of rocks
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What is sorted
Water deposits these types of particles
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What is a mushroom rock
Formation that occurs from wind erosion (Hint: __________ rock)
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What is precipitation
Rain, sleet, snow and, hail are all examples of this
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What is the mouth
Where a river enters a lake or ocean is called this
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What is chemical weathering
The type of weathering that occurs in a warm and wet climate
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What is flat
Based on shape, these particles settle slower
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What is the movement of of material to a new location
The definition of erosion
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What is transpiration
The process of water vapor entering the air after being released from plants is called this
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What is a point bar
The part of a meander where deposition occurs
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What is rounded
Sediment looks like this when it has been weathered for a long period of time
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What is slows down
Deposition occurs when a system does this
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What is gravity
The primary force that drives erosion
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What is infiltration
This occurs where there is a flat or gentle slope
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What are oxbow lakes
These form when erosion occurs on two meanders that are close together
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What is oxidation
The chemical weathering which occurs when iron and oxygen combine
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What is a sand dune
A formation that forms from wind deposition
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What is water
The most dominant agent of erosion
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What is capillary action
The upward movement of water is called this
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What is lateral erosion
The type of erosion that occurs and causes the stream and valley to widen
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