Landforms

Front

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

Back

Erosion

Front

Waves dropping sand on the beach

Back

Deposition

Front

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

Back

Weathering

Front

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

Back

Erosion

Front

What is weathering?

Back

The breakdown of rock.

Front

How does a delta form?

Back

The current of the river slows down causing sediment to deposit.

Front

What continues to shape canyons? Options: fast moving water, slow moving water, rocks weathering, rocks eroding

Back

fast moving water

Front

What does weathering mean?

Back

to break apart

Front

What does erosion mean?

Back

to move

Front

What does deposition mean?

Back

to settle in a new spot