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deposition
Which type of mass movement occurs rapidly when a single mass of soil and rock suddenly slips downhill?
Slump
Which landform develops as a result of river deposition?
delta
which term describes sediment of mixed sizes deposited by a glacier
till
which landform is created as a direct result of waves slowly eroding rocks
sea stack
which term refers to thew process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces?
weathering
which term refers to the process that transports sediment, soil, and rock to another location?
erosion
Which term refers to the process that deposits sediment, soil, and rock onto land?
deposition
Drops can develop into running water and this running water can pick up sediment.
runoff
A stream can grow larger by getting water from
tributaries
Rills can flow together forming larger grooves called
gullies
Loop bend in a river's course
meander
When a meander gets cut off from the river's flow
oxbow lake
how steep a river is
gradient
a fan shaped deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river
delta
a fan shaped deposit of sediment on land
alluvial fan
a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land
glacier
glaciers mostly occur in areas known as the
cryosphere
what is the movement of sand and sediment along the coast, caused by waves hitting the shore at an angle?
longshore
acid rain hits a statue. Over time, holes are formed in the statue. This is an example of
chemical weathering
temperature change can cause rocks to expand and contact. Eventually, cracks form in a rock. this is an example of
mechanical weathering
a retreating glacier is one that
is losing ice faster than it forms.
plucking occurs when a glacier
picks up rocks as it moves over land
glaciers erode earth's surface through processes of
abrasion and plucking
how does acid rain cause weathering
by dissolving rocks
what kind of mass movements happen quickly.
landslides, mudslides, and slumps
How does longshore drift affect earth's surface?
sediment moves down a beach with the current
which of the following processes causes sink holes to form?
erosion of limestone by groundwater
what factors affect runoff?
1. amount of rain.
2. vegetation
3. soil type.
4. shape of the land.
5. how people use the land
how does ground water cause karst topography
groundwater erodes limestone in the ground to form caverns. after long periods of erosion, the caverns may cave in to cause sinkholes.