Erosion and Deposition

the removal of weathered material from one location to another

• erosion

• deposition

• delta

• meander

the laying down or settling of eroded material

• erosion

• landslide

• deposition

• talus

a large mass of ice that formed on land and moves slowly across Earth's surface

• talus

• landslide

• loess

• glacier

a broad, C-shaped curve in a stream

• delta

• meander

• dune

• till

a current that flows parallel to the shoreline

• longshore current

• delta

• till

• loess

a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water

• dune

• abrasion

• delta

• erosion

the grinding away of rock or other surfaces as particles carried by wind, water, or ice scrape against them

• deposition

• erosion

• delta

• abrasion

a pile of windblown sand

• glacier

• dune

• longshore current

• talus

a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

• till

• talus

• loess

• delta

the downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity

• longshore current

• deposition

• erosion

• mass wasting