Landforms vocab F&C

Front

Process of depositing weathered & eroded material by water, wind & ice.

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deposition

Front

A natural physical structure on Earth.

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landform

Front

Tiny pieces of rock & organic material.

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sediment

Front

Movement of weathered material by water, wind & ice.

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erosion

Front

Process of breaking down exposed rock by wind, water, ice, or weather elements.

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weathering

Front

An event that quickly changes the earth’s surface.

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rapid change

Front

Change to earth’s surface over thousands of years.

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slow change

Front

Process of dead plants/animals decaying.

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decomposition

Front

Low-lying, triangle-shaped areas at river mouths.

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deltas

Front

Slow moving huge bodies of ice.

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glaciers