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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 the dividing line between layers of dirt called? What makes them different?

Horizon. Soil/dirt that differes color, texture, composition from the layers above and below it.

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What is soil? What is it made of?

It is loose material on Earth's surface where plants grow. It is made of humus, wethered material such as rocks, minerals, air, and water

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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 a lahar?

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

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What is sediment?

Solid material that is deposited by water, wind, or ice. Though sediment can be any size, we usually think of it as small such as pebbles, sand, dust, and dirt

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How many sizes of soil are there? Rank them from biggest to smallest

4. Gravel, sand, silt, clay

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seesaw

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star

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fairy

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thief

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What is chemical weathering?

weathering caused by chemical reactions rather than physical force.

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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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monster

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gift

Win 25 points!

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gift

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lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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What is a channel?

A passage though which flowing water travels

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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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What is erosion?

The process where natural forces break down and wear landforms away over time.

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thief

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seesaw

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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