5.7B Weathering Erosion Deposition Vocab.

the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediments

• canyon
• weathering
• agents of erosion
• erosion

process that moves sediments from one place to another

• weathering
• landform
• erosion
• glacier

when sediments are deposited or dropped off

• deposition
• mouth of a river
• landform
• weathering

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

• valley
• weathering
• canyon
• delta

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

• mouth of a river
• canyon
• erosion
• sand dune

natural feature on Earth’s surface

• landform
• agents of erosion
• glacier
• slow changes to Earth's surface

WWI, water, wind, and ice (glaciers)

• deposition
• canyon
• agents of erosion
• valley

formed when wind blows sand around

• delta
• landform
• weathering
• sand dune

where swift (fast) moving water meets an ocean or lake

• deposition
•  mouth of a river
• weathering
• slow changes to Earth's surface

slow moving body of ice

• glacier
• canyon
• weathering
• valley