Water Erosion

water from rain or melted snow that flows along the earth's surface and into larger bodies of water

• run off

• gully

• rill

• stream

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A tiny groove in soil made by flowing water

• run off

• gully

• rill

• stream

A large channel in soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm

• run off

• gully

• rill

• stream

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake

• energy

• load

• alluvial fan

• delta

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range

• energy

• load

• alluvial fan

• delta

the amount of sediment that a river carries

• energy

• load

• alluvial fan

• delta

A channel in which water is continuously flowing.

• run off

• gully

• rill

• stream

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The Grand Canyon was created when the Colorado River cut down into rock over millions of years. Which process is this an example of?

• Erosion

• Deposition

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A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range and deposits onto land.

• flood plain

• delta

• alluvial fan

• gully

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While most land areas are slow to change, the shape of beaches changes daily. Which of the following best explains this? 

• The heating and cooling of beaches changes the shape.

• Coastal animals change the shape of the shoreline.

• The wave action adds and removes sand daily.

• Sea level decreases each day, creating more coastal land.

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