Set: The Power of Water

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TermDefinition
sedimentparticles in runoff from riverbanks such as gravel, sand, silt, and mud
weatheringover time rocks are broken down into sediment through water freezing in cracks or growth or plant roots
erosionwearing away of the Earth's surface, caused by movement of materials from one place to another
deltaa flat area of land formed by sediment settling to the bottom of a water body
flood plainflat area on either side of a river that floods when the water levels rise higher than normal
avalanchelandslide of snow caused by wind or repeated freezing and thawing

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Terms 6
Creator MsMillen
Created April 14, 2009
Group Science 8 - Millen/Lee
Subjects Water Cycle, Water Features, and Living Things
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  1. sediment particles in runoff from riverbanks such as gravel, sand, silt, and mud - 3 misses
  2. erosion wearing away of the Earth's surface, caused by movement of materials from one place to another - 3 misses
  3. weathering over time rocks are broken down into sediment through water freezing in cracks or growth or plant roots - 2 misses
  4. delta a flat area of land formed by sediment settling to the bottom of a water body - 2 misses
  5. avalanche landslide of snow caused by wind or repeated freezing and thawing - 1 miss
  6. flood plain flat area on either side of a river that floods when the water levels rise higher than normal - 1 miss