a type of mass movement that occurs when a mass of material moves down a curved slope

large, moving masses of ice and snow that changes land areas of Earth's surface through erosion and deposition

mechanical or chemical surfaces process that breaks rock into smaller pieces

any type of erosion that occurs as gravity moves minerals down slope

a process that adds boulders,gravel,and sand to a glaciers bottom and sides as water freezes and thaws,breaking off pieces of surrounding rock

process in which surface materials are worn away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and glaciers.

dropping of sediments that occurs when an agent of erosion such as gravity, glacier, wind, or water, loses its energy and can no longer carry its load

a type of mass movement in which sediments move down slope very slowly, is common in areas of freezing and thawing, can cause walls, trees, and fences to lean downhill

material deposited by melt water from a glacier

rocks break loose from a mountain and fall to the ground

a melting glacier when melt water forms a river within the ice

glaciers that form between mountain peaks, above the snow line, where snow lasts all year. Grow and creep along.

a mixture of different sized sediments that is dropped from the base of a retreating glacier and can cover huge areas of land.

steep layers of rock slip down hill

look like mud pies and can destroy almost anything in its path

large ridge of rocks and solid deposition by a glacier when it stops moving forward

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Term	Definition
slump	a type of mass movement that occurs when a mass of material moves down a curved slope
glaciers	large, moving masses of ice and snow that changes land areas of Earth's surface through erosion and deposition
weathering	mechanical or chemical surfaces process that breaks rock into smaller pieces
mass movment	any type of erosion that occurs as gravity moves minerals down slope
plucking	a process that adds boulders,gravel,and sand to a glaciers bottom and sides as water freezes and thaws,breaking off pieces of surrounding rock
erosion	process in which surface materials are worn away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and glaciers.
deposition	dropping of sediments that occurs when an agent of erosion such as gravity, glacier, wind, or water, loses its energy and can no longer carry its load
creep	a type of mass movement in which sediments move down slope very slowly, is common in areas of freezing and thawing, can cause walls, trees, and fences to lean downhill
outwash	material deposited by melt water from a glacier
rockfall	rocks break loose from a mountain and fall to the ground
esker	a melting glacier when melt water forms a river within the ice
valley glacier	glaciers that form between mountain peaks, above the snow line, where snow lasts all year. Grow and creep along.
till	a mixture of different sized sediments that is dropped from the base of a retreating glacier and can cover huge areas of land.
rockslide	steep layers of rock slip down hill
mudflow	look like mud pies and can destroy almost anything in its path
moraine	large ridge of rocks and solid deposition by a glacier when it stops moving forward
continental glacier	huge mass of ice and snow

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