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WED/Landforms
Changes to the Earth- 4
Term | Definition |
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Weathering | The breaking of rock. (carving, chipping away, breaking down, etc.) |
Erosion | The movement of rock or sediments. (Takes it, carries it, washes away, etc.) |
Deposition | The dropping of rocks or sediment in a new location. (dropping, depositing, layering, settling) |
Sand Dune | Landform created by wind. |
Canyon | Landform created by moving water. |
Delta | Landform created by moving water depositing or dropping sediment. |
U- Shaped Valley | Landform created by glaciers moving and scraping out the land as they do. |
When water rushes over large rocks for many years, making the rocks smaller and smaller. | Weathering |
Sediments build up in a new location. | Deposition |
When rocks are broken into smaller bits by wind or water. | Weathering |
When rocks or sediments are moved from one area to another. | Erosion |
When sand or sediments are carried away by wind. | Erosion |
Hills of sand | Sand Dune |
Steep sides with a river carving and eroding sediment in the bottom of it is | A Canyon |
A model of hill of sugar covered with mud was created and water wa s poured over it to demonstrate what landform? | A Cavern or Cave |
Usually triangular shaped. Sediments built up at the mouth of a river. | Delta |
Break, carve, chip away, and cut through are all words to describe... | Weathering |
Move, push drag, and carry are all words used to describe... | Erosion |
Collect, drop, disperse, and settle are all words used to describe... | Deposition |
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and landslides are all examples of... | Fast changes to the land. |
Acidic water running under hills, dissolves limestone to form what landform? | Caves |
Mountains on either side and shaped like a U in the middle | U-Shaped Valley |