Week
23 – River Systems |
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1) Erosion |
1)
Movement of
sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity. |
2) Weathering |
1) Process by which water, wind, and ice wear down rocks and other surfaces. |
3) Deposition |
process by which wind, water, and gravity leave sediments in new locations. |
4) Delta |
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5) Alluvial Fan |
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6) Meander |
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7) Water Shed |
1)
An
area of land that drains water from higher land to lower land and into a
stream. |
8) Tributary |
1) A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river or a lake. |
9) Channel |
1)
A
length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water,
especially two seas. |
10) Bank |
1) The land alongside or sloping down
to a river or lake |