Science Vocabulary

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Vocabulary
ErosionTransportationSedimentDepositionMineralMassWeathering-

Erosion
What it means: An area of soil washed away by wind, glaciers, natural disasters, or water

Transportation
What it means: The act of moving something from one place to another

Sediment
What it means: Dirt and minerals that lay on the bottom of a liquid

Deposition
What it means: The state of an object being moved or deposited from one place to another

Mineral
What it means: A substance occurring in nature, usually rock like or crystal

Weathering
What it means: causing exposed rock to break down

Mass
What it means: The amount of space an object takes up