 | Term | Definition |
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energy |
the ability to do work or cause change |
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potential energy |
energy that is stored and available to be used later |
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kinetic energy |
the energy an object has due to it's motion |
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abrasion |
the grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind |
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load |
the amount of sediment that a river or stream carries |
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friction |
the force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across another surface |
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turbulence |
a type of movement of water in which, rather than moving downstream, the water moves every which way |
