5.7B & 3.7B Changes to Earth Vocabulary NP

features on the earth's surface, changed by wind, water, and ice.

wind, water and ice

the breaking down of rock into sediment by wind, water or ice

the moving of sediment by wind, water or ice

the dropping off of sediment in a new location after being moved or eroded by wind, water or ice

tiny pieces of rock and other inorganic matter, loose materials such as grain and rock fragments, ex: sand, mud, silt, sea shells

weathering caused when water enters cracks in the rocks, freezes, expands and breaks rocks.

hills formed by the wind blowing and depositing sand

a triangle shaped landform created by water depositing sediments at the mouth of a river

a long deep narrow gorge in the surface of the earth formed by erosion of sediments by water in a flowing river