Landforms Vocab

process by which

weathered and eroded

material is deposited by

wind, water, and ice

• Deposition

• Erosion

the movement of

weathered material by

wind, water, or ice (e.g.

glaciers)

• Deposition

• Erosion

a physical structure on

Earth that occurs

naturally

• Landform

• Erosion

rock that forms when

sediments are

compacted and

cemented together

• Landform

• Sedimentary

process by which

exposed rock is broken

down by rain, frost,

wind, or other elements

of weather

• weathering

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

fuels formed over

millions of years from

the remains of ancient

plants and animals;

examples include coal,

petroleum (oil) and

natural gas

• weathering

• fossil fuels

process of binding and

hardening of sediments

into hard rock

• cementation

• fossil fuels

the process by which

dead plants and animals

decay or rot

• decomposition

• fossil fuels

the method or process by which a

substance or object is

formed

• decomposition

• process of formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

• Delta

• Moutain

• Plateau

• Hill

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4