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Weathering and Erosion(Topic 9)

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abrasionWearing wawy of rock surfaces due to movement of solid sediments such as wind or water
breaking waveResult of waves dragging on ocean bottom.,
chemical weatheringProcess by which chemicals break down rock.
deltaDeposit of sediment at the mouth or end of a river.
erosionCarrying away of sediment by wind, water, or ice.
finger lakeBody of water that forms in a U-shaped valley.
flood plainA nearly level plain that borders a stream.
glacial grooveA long narrow channel on bedrock formed by the gouging from the bottom of a glacier.
glacial parallel scratchesParallel cuts in bedrock formed by abrasion from rocks at bottom of a glacier.
glacierA large mass of naturally formed ice on land.,
mass movementAny variey of erosion and deposition directly by gravity.
meanderA curve or bend in a stream or river.,
physical weatheringThe mechanical or physical breakdown of rock.
sandbarA pile of sand deposited by waves and current.
sandblastingErosion process by sand blowing across surface.
sedimentParticles froms by erosion of rocks and other materials.
streamWater flowing through a channel on land.
stream abrasionThe erosion of sediments along a stream bottom.
stream channel shapeThe shape of the body of rock or loose materials that confine a stream.
tributaryA small stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.,
U-shaped valleyCharacteristic shape of a valley after it has been eroded by glaciers.
V-shaped valleyCharacteristic shape of a valley eroded by by a stream or river.
watershedThe area of land drained by any one stream.
weatheringChemical and physical alterations of rock.

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