Erosion & Deposition

The material moved by erosion is called

• runoff

• sediment

• load

Any process that moves sediment downhill is called

• longshore drift

• mass movement

• plucking

A stream or river that flows into a bigger river is a

• meander

• rill

• tributary

A deposit that forms where a river leaves a mountain range is a (an)

• sand dune

• alluvial fan

• spit

The amount of sediment a river carries is its sediment

• load

• deposit

• energy

A huge chunk of ice that moves over the land is a (an)

• iceberg

• ice plain

• glacier

When rocks and soil move very slowly down a hill, it is called

• moraine

• creep

• stalactite

A deposit that hangs down from the roof of a cave is called a

• stalactite

• creep

• moraine

Most sediment comes from weathering.

• True

• False

Mass movement is caused by wind.

• True

• False