Royals changes to rock and soil vocabulary

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Deposition

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the location where the wind, water, and ice finally stop moving and the sediment is dropped.

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Environment

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the space and all the living and nonliving things around an organism

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Erosion

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the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

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Rock

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a naturally occurring solid made up of one or more minerals.

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soil

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a mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains)

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water

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a liquid that all living things need to survive

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weathering

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a process that breaks down or wears away rock

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wind

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moving air