8 ECS Ch 3 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Processes by which gravity moves sediment downhill.

Back

mass movement

Front

A long, narrow glacier formed by snow and ice in a mountain valley.

Back

valley glacier

Front

Sediment carried by a river or stream.

Back

load

Front

Sediments deposited directly by a glacier.

Back

till

Front

Wind-formed deposit of fine clay and silt.

Back

loess

Front

Wide valley where a river flows

Back

flood plain

Front

Times when glaciers covered large parts of Earth.

Back

ice age

Front

Water filling cracks in underground soil and rock.

Back

groundwater

Front

Deposit of wind-blown sand.

Back

sand dune

Front

A meander cut off from a river.

Back

oxbow lake