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The process of wearing something down by friction.
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Abrasion
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Fan-shaped deposit of sediment at the base of a slope, formed as water flows down the slope and spreads at the bottom.
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Alluvial Fan
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The breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes.
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Chemical Weathering
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Area of land at the end, pr mouth, of a river that is formed by the buildup.
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Delta
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The process in which transported sediment is laid down.
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Deposition
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Continuous high line of land- or ridge- from which water drains to one side or the other.
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Divide
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Area of land in which water drains into a stream system.
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Drainage Basin
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The process in which sediment is picked up and moved from one place to another.
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Erosion
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The process in which layers or sheets of rock gradually break off.
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Exfoliation
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Flat area of land on either side of a stream that becomes flooded when a river overflows its banks
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Floodplain
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Downhill movement of loose rock or soil.
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Mass Wasting
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The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same material without any change in its composition.
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Mechanical Weathering
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Open basin that forms when the rood of a cavern becomes so thin that it falls in.
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Sinkhole
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The process by which natural forces break down rocks.
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Weathering
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