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Erosion

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHAPTER 7 VOCAB

BY ANDREW P, LUCIEN, AND BEN

EROSION

THE MOVEMENT OF ROCK AND SOIL FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.

GLACIERS

A GLACIER IS A LARGE MASS OF ICE THAT FORMS IN A COLD REGION.
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DEPOSITION

THE PROCESS BY WHICH SEDIMENTS DROP, OR SETTLE IN A NEW PLACE.
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MUDSLIDE

OCCURS WHEN A MASS OF MUD OR ROCKY MATERIAL MOVES DOWN A HILL.
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CREEP

CREEP IS THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF SOIL DOWN A SLOPE.
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SLUMP

A SLUMP OCCURS WHEN SOIL, ROCK, AND PLANTS MOVE DOWN A SLOPE TOGETHER.
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LONG SHORE CURRENT

OCCURS WHEN WAVES HIT THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AND KEEPS MOVING DOWNSHORE.

LONG SHORE DRIFT

THE ZIGZAG MOVEMENT OF SAND ALONG THE BEACH.
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