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the boundary between land and a body of water
shoreline
an area of the shoreline made up of material deposited by waves
beach
the movement of sand or other sediments by short jumps and bounces that is caused by wind or water
saltation
a form of wind erosion in which fine, dry soil particles are blown away
deflation
the grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles
abrasion
very fine sediments deposited by the wind
loess
a mound of wind-deposited sand that keeps its shape even though it moves
dune
a large mass of moving ice
glacier
the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
glacial drift
unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier
till
a glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by the action of streams or meltwater
stratified drift
a movement of a section of land down a slope
mass movement
a group of loose rocks that fall down a steep slope
rock fall
the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
landslide
the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
mudflow
the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
creep
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Hulsey: Chapter 12 Science Vocabulary
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Hulsey: Chapter 12 Science Vocabulary
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