Erosion and Deposition
When sediments and other materials are picked up and moved
what is ground water?
define a glacier
a large mass of moving ice that forms by compacting of snow
mounds of wind deposited sand
what is a creep?
slow movement of materials downslope
Define Deposition
when sediments and materials picked up during erosion are dropped off in another location
what is formed when a river joins an ocean
delta
what is the term used to describe materials carried and deposited by glacier?
glacial drift
what term refers to thick deposits of windblown, fine grained sediment?
loess
give two examples of effects of gravity
rockfall, landslide, mudflow...
water, wind, ice, and gravity
describe what a flood plain is
the area around a stream where is floods often and creates a flat area from where the sediment is deposited
what is a characteristic of glacial erosion?
groves
what does it mean when rock is abraded
name 2 landforms made by or effected by the ocean and waves
Sandbars, barrier island, beaches