Science 2.8 Slow Changes Vocabulary

a natural feature (such as a mountain or valley) of the Earth's surface

• landform
• Grand Canyon
• gorge
• weathering

a 5,000 foot-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona

• landform
• Grand Canyon
• glacier
• deposition

a deep, narrow area between hills or mountains

• gorge
• glacier
• landform
• Grand Canyon

a large mass of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and very slowly moving down a slope or across land

• glacier
• river processes
• landform
• gorge

tiny rocks, sand, and soil that is small enough to be carried away by wind, water, and ice

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition

the wearing away of the earth's surface by wind, water, and ice

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• river processes

the breakdown of rocks into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

• weathering
• erosion
• sediment
• deposition

the carrying away or moving of these weathered materials by wind, water, and ice to a new location

• transportation
• weathering
• landform
• river processes

the buildup of land where the wind, water, and ice finally stop moving and drop the sediment or soil in a new location

• deposition
• erosion
• landform
• weathering

the processes of erosion, transportation, and deposition in a river

• river processes
• Grand Canyon
• erosion
• deposition