Earth's Changes Vocab Review

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediments

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• landform

process that moves sediments from one place to another

• deposition
• weathering
• erosion
• landform

when sediments are deposited or dropped off

• weathering
• deposition
• erosion
• landform

formed when sediments are deposited where a river meets a lake or ocean

• glacier
• valley
• sand dune
• delta

formed from fast moving water, creating a deep gorge with steep sides (cliffs)

• delta
• canyon
• glacier
• valley

natural feature of Earth's surface

• delta
• landform
• sand dune
• valley

WWI, water, wind, and ice (glaciers)

• landform
• mouth of a river
• erosion
• agents of erosion

formed when wind blows sand around

• glacier
• sand dune
• valley
• canyon

slow moving body of ice

• sand dune
• glacier
• valley
• slow changes to Earth's surface

formed when a glacier or moving water erodes land between mountains

• glacier
• canyon
• valley
• landform