Erosion & Deposition

The sediment deposited by streams that flow from a melting glacier

• outwash

• till

• talus

• alluvial fan

Formed from mineral deposits in caves

• outwash

• stalactite

• till

• alluvial fan

An apron of sediment formed where a stream flows from a steep, narrow canyon onto a plain

• till

• outwash

• alluvial fan

• stalactite

A mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier

• till

• outwash

• talus

• alluvial fan

A pile of angular rocks and sediment from a rockfall

• stalactite

• outwash

• till

• talus

Changes the composition of rock

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• dune

• delta

A crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

• loess

• dune

• delta

• meander

A pile of windblown sand

• loess

• dune

• delta

• meander

A C-shaped curve in a stream

• delta

• dune

• meander

• less

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

• chemical weathering

• loess

• dune

• delta