Wind
Mounds of wind-deposited sand
Dunes
where streams deposit their loads in a fan-shaped deposit
Delta
large mass of moving ice that forms by the compacting of snow by natural forces
Glacier
extremely slow movement of materials downslope
creep
the process through which sediment and other material are moved
Erosion
thick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment
loess
_______ can erode rock, forming underground caverns or spaces
groundwater
general term for all materials carried and deposited by a glacier
glacier drift
sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
landslide
Miss Aberle's favorite country is
New Zealand
What is the name of when the rock's surface is eroded away to become smooth?
Sandblasting Effect
sea cliffs, headlands, sea caves, sea arches, sea stacks are formed by what?
Wave action
a glacier is an agent of ________ by moving materials embedded in ice over the rocks/soil beneath the glacier
erosion
rapid movement of a large mass of mud
mudflow
Agents of Erosion and Deposition
Water, Wind, Ice, and Gravity
removal of fine sediment by wind
deflation
________ form when a bend in a stream is eroded on its outer sides and deposits sediment on its inner side
Oxbow Lakes
A glacier is an agent of _________ when the glacier melts and drops the materials in new places
deposition
Name the two types of Mass Movement
Rapid and Slow
the process through which sediment and other material are deposited in a new place
deposition
a surface layer of closely packed or cemented pebbles, rock fragments, etc., from which fine material has been removed by the wind in arid regions.
Desert Pavement
What two things help form the shoreline through erosion and deposition?
Waves and currents
Name the two types of glaciers
Alpine and Continental
Mass movement forms new _______ after the different events occur
landforms
What are the two things that form as a result of wind deposition?
Dunes and Loess