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Earth Forces
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Erosion
The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
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Deposition
The geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks were added to a landform
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Weathering
Any of the chemical or mechanical processes by which rocks exposed to the weather undergo chemical decomposition and physical disintegration
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Chemical Weathering
What happens when rocks are broken down and chemically altered
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Physical Weathering
Rocks breaking apart without changing their chemical composition
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Sediment
Naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
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Runoff
The draining away of water from the surface of an area
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Groundwater
Water present beneath Earth's surface
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Surface Water
Water on the surface of the planet
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Alluvial Fan
A fan or cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built by streams
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Delta
A nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of the mouth of a river
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Uplifting
Vertical elevation of the Earth's surface in response to natural causes
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Longitude
Angular distance east or west on the Earth's surface
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Latitude
Distance north or south of the equator
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