Week 3
drainage basin A system of rivers and streams that drains an area
delta A fan-shaped (triangular) deposit of earth materials at a mouth of a stream
meander A curve or loop in a channel
landform A natural structure on Earth’s surface
canyon A V-shaped valley eroded by a river or stream
plateau A large, nearly level area that has been lifted above the surrounding area
channel the course or path the water takes in a stream or a river
weathering The breaking down and wearing away of earth materials caused by water, wind, or ice
erosion The movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice
deposition The process by which materials eroded by water, wind, or ice are dropped in a new place
sediments Bits of rock, soil, sand, shells, and the remains of organisms
basin a low area in which sediments are often deposited
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