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the process of moving load or material by wind, water, or other natural agents.
Erosion
removal of fine sediment by wind
deflation
The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
groundwater
measure of the change in elevation
gradient
small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
sediment
thick deposits of fine-grained sediments often found far away from their source
loess
Tiny grooves in the ground made from runoff
Rills
A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range
Alluvial Fan
A winding river
Meander
Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
Deposition
Rills turn into larger grooves called ...
Gullies
What conditions are necessary for a glacier to form?
snow and low temperature
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
Delta
form when the top of sea arches collapse and leave behind isolated columns of rock
sea stacks
the force that moves rock and other materials downhill.
gravity
extremely slow movement of material downslope
creep
A flat piece of ground next to a river that is full of nutrient-rich soil
floodplain
When a meander is cut off it turns into a(n) ...
Oxbow Lake
form when waves erode sea caves until a hole cuts through
sea arches
2 rapid mass movements
landslide and mudflow
Name 4 of the Agents of Erosion
Wind, water, gravity, ice
What are two features that result from deposition along a river?
Alluvial fans, river deltas
What are two main sources of the sediment that rivers and streams carry?
Mass movement and Runoff.
A deposit of sand that branches out into the ocean
A spit