________ is the process when particles are dropped at the bottom of water

________________________ is the breaking down of rocks by changing their chemical make up or composition

A(n) _________ is a triangle-shaped area that forms when a river reaches its base level, slows down, and drops sediment

A(n) ___________ is a broad, flat area surrounding a stream-bed that will often flood

Small pieces of material are called ________

__________ is the movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another

_____________________________ happens when natural processes break rocks into smaller pieces

Curves or bends in a stream-bed are called

Rushing water makes rocks tumble, causing pieces of the rock to break off is _____________

Water seeps into cracks in rocks, then freezes and expands causing the rock to crack and split is _____________

Minerals in rocks rust causing parts of the rocks to crumble away is _____________

Wind picks up sand and blows it against rocks and the sand scrapes small pieces off of the rocks is _____________

Plants and animals die and decay and produce acids that dissolve parts of rocks or make cracks and holes in the rock is _____________

The amount of erosion a stream or river causes depends on what 3 things?

How does the height of the slope affect erosion?

How does the rate of flow affect erosion?

Waves dropping sand on the beach is _________

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is _________

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches is _________

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is _________

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down is _________

A natural bank confining a stream channel is a _________