occurs where the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down sediment.

the force that moves rock and other material downhill.

rock and soil slide quickly downhill

rapid downhill movement of a mixture of rock, water, and soil.

a mass of rock and soil suddenly slips down a slope.

very slow downhill movement of rock and soil.

water that moves over Earth’s surface

tiny grooves in the soil created by runoff.

large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm.

a channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.

a stream or river that flows into a large river.

occur where a river meets an area of rock that is very hard and erodes away slowly.

flat, wide area along a river which floods when the river overflows.

a loop-like bend in the course of a river.

a meander that has been cut off from the river.

water that soaks into the ground, fills openings in the soils and trickles into spaces and cracks in layers of rock.

a deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave.

low dripping builds up a cone-shape from the floor.

region in which a layer of limestone close to the surface creates deep valleys, caverns, and sinkholes.

the ability to do work or cause change.

the amount a river drops toward sea level over a given distance.

volume of water that moves past a point on the river in a given time.

roughness that prevents water from flowing smoothly.

covers much of a continent or large island.

long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up high in a mountain valley.

as glaciers move over land, it picks up rocks

mixture of sediment that glaciers deposit directly on the surface.

idge formed by the till deposited at the edges of glaciers.

ridge of till at the farthest point reached by a glacier. Long Island in New York is a terminal glacier.

small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacier

part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.

an area of wave–washed area along the coast.

a beach that projects like a finger out into the water.

long ridges of sand parallel to the coast.

forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast.

process by which wind removes surface material.

wind-carried sand can polish rock, but cause little erosion.

Sediment that is finer than sand and wind-deposited far from its source.

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Chapter 9

Question	Answer
Deposition	occurs where the agents of erosion deposit, or lay down sediment.
Gravity	the force that moves rock and other material downhill.
Landslides	rock and soil slide quickly downhill
Mudflows	rapid downhill movement of a mixture of rock, water, and soil.
Slump	a mass of rock and soil suddenly slips down a slope.
Creep	very slow downhill movement of rock and soil.
Runoff	water that moves over Earth’s surface
Rills	tiny grooves in the soil created by runoff.
Gully	large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm.
Stream	a channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope.
Tributary	a stream or river that flows into a large river.
Waterfalls	occur where a river meets an area of rock that is very hard and erodes away slowly.
Flood Plain	flat, wide area along a river which floods when the river overflows.
Meander	a loop-like bend in the course of a river.
Oxbow Lakes-	a meander that has been cut off from the river.
Groundwater	water that soaks into the ground, fills openings in the soils and trickles into spaces and cracks in layers of rock.
Stalactite	a deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave.
Stalagmite	low dripping builds up a cone-shape from the floor.
Karst Topography	region in which a layer of limestone close to the surface creates deep valleys, caverns, and sinkholes.
Energy	the ability to do work or cause change.
Slope	the amount a river drops toward sea level over a given distance.
Volume of Flow-	volume of water that moves past a point on the river in a given time.
Turbulence	roughness that prevents water from flowing smoothly.
Continental Glaciers	covers much of a continent or large island.
Valley Glacier	long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up high in a mountain valley.
Plucking	as glaciers move over land, it picks up rocks
Till	mixture of sediment that glaciers deposit directly on the surface.
Moraine	idge formed by the till deposited at the edges of glaciers.
Terminal Moraine	ridge of till at the farthest point reached by a glacier. Long Island in New York is a terminal glacier.
Kettle	small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacier
Headland	part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.
Beach	an area of wave–washed area along the coast.
Spits	a beach that projects like a finger out into the water.
Sandbar	long ridges of sand parallel to the coast.
Barrier	forms when storm waves pile up large amounts of sand above sea level forming a long narrow island parallel to the coast.
Deflation	process by which wind removes surface material.
Abrasion	wind-carried sand can polish rock, but cause little erosion.
Sand Dunes	deposit of wind blown sand.
Loess	Sediment that is finer than sand and wind-deposited far from its source.

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