GEARS erosion and deposition review

tiny grains of broken down rock

• sediment

• erosion

• deposition

• gradient

the place where land and a body of water meet

• sinkhole

• shoreline

• beach

• delta

the process in which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another

• sediment

• erosion

• deposition

• delt

forms when the roof of a cave collapses

• delta

• alluvial fan

• sinkhole

• cave

the process in which eroded material is dropped

• sediment

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

water located within the rocks below Earth's surface

• groundwater

• puddle

• lake

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance

• gradient

• load

• discharge

• channel

a fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land

• delta

• alluvial fan

• load

• sediment

materials carried by a stream

• dirt

• soil

• sediment

• load

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

fan-shaped pattern of deposited sediment land

• fan

• alluvial fan

• delta

• alpha