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| Sandy deposits that build up along channel edge |
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| Fine sedimentary rock (less than 15% of rock) |
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| Immature sedimentary rock (over 15% of rock) |
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| Steep-sided erosional valleys on continental slopes, generally extensions to large river valleys |
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| Dense sediment laden currents triggered by massive floods which flow down the continental margin. |
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| Suspension of water sand and mud that moves down slope often very rapidly due to its greater density that the surrounding water, often triggered by earthquakes |
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| Down cutting stream erosion |
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| Elevation at which a stream ends by entering a large standing body of water such as a lake or the ocean |
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| Occurs where tidal range is very low and tidal current action is very weak. |
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| Occurs in regions where wave action is limited and tidal ranges are high |
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| Occurs where wave energy is high, wave action reworks deposited sediments to form bars and beaches, creating straight shoreline with only small protuberance |
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| A steeper, typically mud-draped slope marking the edge of the continental slope. |
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| Broad flatly sloping platform extending from the shoreline to the beginning of the continental slope |
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| linear ridges of basalt covered with a thin veneer of deep sea sediment on the flanks of the mid-ocean ridge. |
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| flat area near a river or stream that is prone to flooding. |
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| Where the continent dips off and forms the ocean |
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| Cliffs formed at previous high stands of sea level |
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| Combined uplift and erosion in an established floodplain can result in formation of these as stream channel down cutting occurs. |
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| edge of two adjacent drainage basins |
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| funnel all water that falls in the area to a single water body via an interconnected work of tributaries |
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| May result as a stream erodes downward through an actively uplifting area. |
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