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Erosion and Depositi

Water and Wind

TermDefinition
Stream An active water channel that erodes land and transports sediment (load)
River forms on a steep hill or mountain slope.
5 features created by a river Waterfall, Flood Plain, Meander, Oxbow lake, Delta
Waterfall river meets a steep area of rock that erodes slowly
Flood plain flat, wide area of land that floods and where sediment is deposited creating new soil
Meander loop-like bend in the course of a river. Becomes more curved over time.
Oxbow Lake meander that has been cut off from sediments being deposited and damming up the ends
Delta sediments deposit where a rive flows into an ocean or lake. A build-up of sediment forms a landform.
Tributary smaller river or stream that flows into the main river
Beach area of wave-washed sediment along the coast OR area of deposited sediment carried in by a wave.
Waves shape the coastlines through erosion by breaking down rock and transporting sand and other sediment. Waves also erode land by impact of great force and abrasion at shore.
Groundwater underground water that can cause erosion through a process of chemical weathering, forming caves.
Stalactites Formed from deposits in dropping groundwater that hang on the ROOF of a cave.
Stalagmites Formed through the deposits that build-up a cone-shape on the FLOOR of a cave.
Abrasion grinding away
Wind causes erosion by deflation and through abrasion
deflation process by which wind removes surface materials
2 Types of Deflation Dunes - piles of sand Loess - deposits of silt and clay
Sea Arch formed when waves erode a layer of softer rock that underlies a layer of harder rock
Bluffs (& Flood Plains) erosion forms cliffs along edge of flood plain
V-Shaped Valley narrow valley formed by a river coming down fast from mountians causing erosion
Sea Stack Formation left standing when a sea arch collapses
Sand Bar deposition of sand along a coastline where the speed of waves slow down
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