SRL INV 2

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What is an alluvial fan?

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A fan-shaped deposit of rocks formed where a stream flows from a steep slope onto flatter land.

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What is sediment?

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Pieces of weathered rock such as sand, deposited by wind, water, and ice.

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What is a fossil?

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Any remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth’s crust.

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What is a river channel?

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The stream that water flows through.

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What is a valley?

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A low area between mountains where a stream or glacier flows.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform.

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What is a canyon?

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A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, formed by erosion.

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What is a delta?

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A landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where it meets a body of water, and sediment is deposited.

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What is a landform?

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A natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plains.