Ohio Science Fusion - Unit 2 (Grade 8)

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WEATHERING

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The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks.

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EROSION

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The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

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DEPOSITION

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The process in which material is laid down.

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GRADIENT

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The measure in the change of elevation over a certain distance. The steepness of the stream or river.

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LOAD

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The material carried along by a river or a stream.

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DISCHARGE

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The amount of water a river or stream carries in a given amount of time.

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CHANNEL

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The path that a stream follows.

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FLOODPLAIN

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An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.

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DELTA

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A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream.

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What is an ALLUVIAL FAN?

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A fan-shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply.