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Deposition
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Occurs when erosion leaves sediment somewhere.
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Kinetic Energy
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The energy that has an object due to its motion.
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Potential Energy
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Energy that is stored and waiting to be used later.
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Erosion
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Movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice and gravity.
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StalagMITE
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CONE shaped deposits that accumulate on the FLOOR of a cone.
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StalacTITE
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Deposit of sediment that hangs like an ICICLE from the ROOF of a cone.
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Meander
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Loop like bend in a river
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Oxbow Lake
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A meander that has been cut off from the end of a river
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Sediment
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Material moved by erosion.
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Landslide
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Very fast rocks and dirt slide downhil;l most destructive mass movement.
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Divide
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The high ground between drainage basins.
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Mudslide
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Watery clay soil slides down a mountain.
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Stream
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Larger channels that form when gullies come together.Streams join together to carry more and more water.
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Delta
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A triangular shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that looks like fingers..
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Smallest to largest
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1.Rill 2.Gully 3.Stream 4.River
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