Change of Land

color, texture, ability to retain water, support growth, particle size

• properties of plants

• properties of soil

• properties of water

• properties of gases

the top layer of the Earth‛s surface that is made of rocks, minerals, and plant material (sand, clay, loam, silt)

• water

• air

• soil

• rocks

broken down pieces of rock that come from the weathering of rock; can be carried by ice, water, or wind

• dirt

• pebbles

• rocks

• sediment

the process by which materials are dropped in a new place by the movement of water, ice, or wind

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• not here

a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land

• delta

• moraine

• glacier

• snow

the process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• not here

the breaking of rocks into smaller pieces; can change the surface of the Earth

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• not here