Mass movement vocab

Front

Downward movement of snow?

Back

Avalanche

Front

Particles that remain airborne.

Back

Suspension

Front

Rocks shaped by abrasions?

Back

Ventifacts

Front

Downward movement of a thin layer separating from bedrock?

Back

Landslide

Front

Lowering of the ground?

Back

Deflation

Front

Side of a dune hit by wind?

Back

Windward

Front

Landslide on a curved surface?

Back

Slump

Front

Structure that is a sand deposit?

Back

Dunes

Front

Downward movement of rocks and sediment

Back

Mass movement

Front

Dune forming ridges parallel to wind?

Back

Longitudinal dune