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What is a delta?

A landform created by the deposition of sediment that is carried by a river as the flow lempties into another body of water

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What is groundwater?

Ground that fills the cracks and spaces in underground dirt and rock layers

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What is an alluvial fan?

A fan-shaped deposit of sediment created by a stream as it flows out of a steep, narrow canyon onto a flat plain or valley floor.

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What is a horizon (in relation to the material we're working on)?

It is the clear difference between laters of dirt.

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What is the name for a smaller stream that joins into a bigger stream?

tributary

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Besides gravity, what are some other factors that contribute to mass movement?

Tectonic activity, water content, slope. material, vegetation/flora, human activity

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What is a flood plain?

An area of land adjacent to a river or stream that experiences flooding during periods of high water. 1

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What is a lahar?

It is a mudflow mixed with magma and other volcanic material and debris

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seesaw

Swap points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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gift

Win 20 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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What is uniformitarianism? (besides being cool, big word you can use to impress your friends)

It is the idea that the same processes and forces that have always formed the Earth, still form the Earth

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What kind of climate leads to things weathering faster?

In general warm and/or wet climates lead to things weathering faster.

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heart

Other team wins 15 points!

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gift

Win 25 points!

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fairy

Take points!

lifesaver

Give 10 points!

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eraser

Reset score!

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fairy

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fairy

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baam

Lose 15 points!

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What is humus?

It is decayed organic material and is one of the main ingredients of soil.

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What is abrasion?

the wearing away or rubbing off of a surface by friction or scraping

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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shark

Other team loses 10 points!

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fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 20 points!

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