Vocabulary 5th gr section 1

• Landform

• 1. a natural feature of the earth's surface.

• the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

• the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

• weathering

• 1. a natural feature of the earth's surface.

• the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

• the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

• Erosion

• 1. a natural feature of the earth's surface.

• the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.

• the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

• Landslide

• 1. a natural feature of the earth's surface.

• the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

• the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

• Deposition

• 1. the dropping, or releasing of sediments that have been moved from one place to another

• the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

• the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

• Sinkhole

• a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

• the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

• the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

Delta

• a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

• the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

• weathering sediment form higher ground is carried downriver and deposited at the mouth of rivers

Deconstructive forces

• a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

• - break down land and Earth (destroy land)

• weathering sediment form higher ground is carried downriver and deposited at the mouth of rivers

Deconstructive forces

• a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

• - break down land and Earth (destroy land)

• weathering sediment form higher ground is carried downriver and deposited at the mouth of rivers

Volcano

• a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

• - a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions

• weathering sediment form higher ground is carried downriver and deposited at the mouth of rivers