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Wind,ice,gravity
random facts
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The process by which wind,water,ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
What is erosion
100
The process in which material is laid down.
What is deposition
100
An are along a river that forms form sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
What is Floodplain
100
the materials that are carried by a stream
What is load
100
Rockfall is caused by
What is freezing and weathering
200
the process of scraping or wearing away.
What is abrasion
200
A large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land.
What is glacier
200
A fan-shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreased sharply
What is Alluvial Fan
200
The amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time
What is discharge
200
What causes glaciers to move
What is gravity
300
A mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the Acton of wind
What is dune
300
The sudden movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff
What is landslide
300
A mass of material deposited in a triangular of fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
What is Delta
300
ice is an agent of
What is erosin
300
loess is a valuable resource because
What is good soil for crops
400
Fine-grained sediments of quartz,feldspar,hornblende,mica and clay deposited by wind.
What is loess
400
The slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
What is creep
400
The boundary between land and a body of water
What is shoreline
400
what are two types of glacial ice?
What is continental and alpine
400
what do icebergs carry
What is materials
500
The rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff.
What is rockfall
500
The rock materials carried and deposited by glaciers.
What is glacial drift
500
The water ____ earth
What is groundwater
500
Gravity is a agent of
What is erosion and deposition
500
3 main factor that carry stream sediment
What is gradient,discharge and load