Weathering
weathering
erosion
Thick mass of ice that covers a large area
Glacier
"Hills" of sand caused by wind erosion are called...
Sand dunes
Top layer of soil, rich with oxygen and decayed organic matter.
Topsoil
breaking apart of rocks without changing their mineral composition.
Mechanical weathering
Looping curve of a river
Meander
Bowl like basin in a mountain that is carved out by an alpine glacier
Cirque
A landslide is movement of huge areas of land/mud and caused by ....
Gravity
Layer of soil directly below topsoil.
Subsoil
Breaking apart of rocks caused by a change in their chemical makeup.
Chemical weathering
Low, flat area that a river covers when it overflows its banks.
Floodplain
Jagged, pyramid-shaped peak formed by the intersection of three or more cirques
horn
Sand dune are common in desserts and ________.
beaches
place where a river flows into a large body of water
mouth
Process in which minerals combine with oxygen to form new substances.
oxidation
C-Shaped body of water formed when a meander is cut off from the rest of the river.
Oxbow Lake
ridge of sediment deposited by glacier
moraine
Freezing and thawing causes rock to loosen which may cause a __________.
Landslide
Fan shaped area of land formed when sediment is deposited where a river empties into a lake or an ocean
Mixture of tiny pieces of weathered rock and the remains of plants and animals.
Soil
deposition
Example of lakes formed from glaciers....
Great Lakes, or Finger Lakes
_________ causes erosion by carrying sediment and by blowing it against a rock.
wind
Fan shaped area of land deposited where a mountain stream moves onto flat land
Alluvial Fan