Deposition and Erosion

the land that gets covered by water from a stream/river during a flood

• sediments

• valley

• floodplain

the process by where water, wind, or ice carry away earth materials

• erosion

• glacier

• canyon

frozen rivers

• delta

• glacier

• landform

low area between hills/mountains where a river often flows

• canyon

• glacier

• valley

the process where eroded materials settle out in another place

• deposition

• floodplain

• meander

eroded materials that settle and deposit in new locations

• erosion

• sediments

• delta

deep valley with steep sides eroded by a river

• glacier

• sediments

• canyon

a feature of the land such as hills, mountains, and valleys

• landform

• sediments

• canyon

fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of the river

• meander

• delta

• erosion

a curve or loop in a river

• meander

• valley

• deposition