Changes to Earth's Surface Vocabulary

Front

What is the dropping off of eroded soil, sand, and bits of rock?

Back

Deposition

Front

What is the process of wind or water moving small pieces of rock, soil, and sand from place to another?

Back

Erosion

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Front

What is a triangle of sand and soil deposited at the mouth of where two bodies of water meet?

Back

Delta

Front

What are weathered particles of soil or rock that have settled to the bottom of a body of water?

Back

Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is a type of weathering that occurs when water soaks into a material, freezes, expands, and causes the material to split or break apart?

Back

Ice Wedging

Front

What is the process of breaking down rocks and minerals into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the movement of sediment from one location to another by wind, water, or ice?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the term for the materials that are carried and deposited by erosion?

Back

Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the landform created by the accumulation of sediment at the mouth of a river?

Back

Delta

Front

What is the process called when rocks are worn away by natural forces?

Back

Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2