"Breaking It Down"
This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces without moving them.
weathering
This process moves weathered rock and sediment from one place to another.
erosion
This process occurs when sediments are dropped or settled after being carried by erosion.
deposition
The curves in a river, where erosion occurs on the outer bends and deposition on the inner bends, are called this.
meanders
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Rocks
This type of weathering occurs when water seeps into cracks, freezes, expands, and breaks the rock apart.
frost action
This is the most powerful agent of erosion, responsible for shaping canyons and river valleys.
water
When a river slows down as it enters a larger body of water, it forms this triangular-shaped landform.
delta
When groundwater dissolves rock underground, it can create this type of sudden land collapse.
sinkhole
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When oxygen reacts with iron in a rock, it causes this type of chemical weathering.
oxidation
This type of erosion occurs in deserts and coastal areas when small sediments are carried by the wind.
wind
When fast-moving water flows onto flat land, it creates this fan-shaped deposit of sediment.
alluvial fan
These offshore landforms, created by wave deposition, help protect the mainland from storms.
barrier islands
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Lichens and mosses release acids that break down rock, making this type of weathering both chemical and biological.
bio weathering
Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches are all examples of this type of erosion.
A glacier leaves behind these piles of unsorted sediment as it melts
moraines
Unlike rivers that carve V-shaped valleys, glaciers carve valleys with this distinct shape.
u-shaped valley
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Weathering is influenced by climate. In warm, wet areas, this type of weathering is most common.
chemical weathering
These massive, slow-moving sheets of ice scrape and carve the land as they move.
glaciers
In deserts and coastal areas, wind deposits sand into these mounds or ridges.
dunes
These sharp, glacial ridges form when two glaciers erode a mountain from opposite sides.
aretes
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