Erosion & Deposition

The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• mechanical weathering

• glacier

the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• mechanical weathering

• glacier

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• exfoliation

hills of sand shaped by the wind

• deposition

• sand bars

• candy bars

• sand dunes

small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

• potting soil

• clay

• sediment

• rivers

the laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice.

• erosion

• deposition

• sand dunes

• deltas

Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land

• sand dune

• loess

• glacier

• deposition

The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• thermosphere

a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape the earth

• biologist

• chemist

• optometrist

• geologist

Where the land meets the sea

• landline

• water line

• coastline

• clothesline