Water
Active water channel that erodes land and transports sediment
What is a stream?
Area of deposited sediment carried in by a wave
What is a beach?
Formed when waves erode a layer of softer rock that underlies a layer of harder rock
What is a sea arch?
Sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake and builds up a landform
What is a delta?
Process by which wind removes surface materials and abrasion
(Wind causes erosion by deflation.)
Forms on steep mountain slopes and as it flows forms a variety of features
What is a river?
Formed from deposits in dripping groundwater that hang on the roof of a cave
What is a stalactite?
Narrow valley formed by river coming down fast from mountains causing erosion
What is a v-shaped valley?
Occurs where a river meets an area of rock that erodes slowly
What is a waterfall?
Piles of wind-blown sand
What are dunes?
Underground water that can cause erosion through a process of chemical weathering forming caves
What is groundwater?
Formed through deposits that build up a cone shape on the cave floor
What is a stalagmite?
Erosion forms cliffs along the edge of a flood plain
What are bluffs?
Flat wide area of land along a river that is often covered when the river overflows during a flood
What are flood plains?
What are two common types of wind-blown deposits?
Dunes and loess
Shape the coastlines through erosion by breaking down rock and transporting sand and other sediment, erode land by impact of great force and abrasion, or grinding away at shore
What are waves?
Deposition of sand along a coastline where the speed of the waves slow down
What is a sand bar?
What is a sea stack?
Loop-like bend in the course of a river that becomes more curved over time
What is a meander?
Crumbly, wind-blown deposit of silt and clay
What is loess?
A major agent of erosion, especially along streams and rivers, at beaches, and underground
What is moving water?
Flat wide area of land along a river floodwater deposits sediment
What are flood plains?
Smaller river or stream that flows into the main river
What is a tributary?
Meander that has been cut off from sediments being deposited and damming up the ends
What are oxbow lakes?