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Lesson 2 - Vocab
Unit 2
10
Science
6th Grade
01/11/2015

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Term
Erosion
Definition
The process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to the other.
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Deposition
Definition
The process by which eroded material is dropped.
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Floodplain
Definition
Layers of deposited sediment that forms a flat area.
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Delta
Definition
When streams deposit their loads in a fan shape of pattern.
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Alluvial Fan
Definition
A fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land.
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Groundwater
Definition
The water located within the rocks below Earth's surface.
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Shoreline
Definition
The place where land and a body of water meet.
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Beach
Definition
An area of shoreline that made up a material deposited by waves and currents.
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Sandbar
Definition
An underwater or exposed ridge of sand.
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Barrier Island
Definition
A long, narrow island, usually made of sand to form parallel to the shoreline a short distance offshore.
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