Erosion Vocab

Front

Process of moving weathered rock or soil by wind, water, gravity, and glaciers

Back

erosion

Front

Small, solid pieces from rocks or organisms

Back

sediment

Front

Sediment laid down in a new location

Back

deposition

Front

Force moving rocks/materials downhill

Back

gravity

Front

Processes by which gravity moves downhill

Back

mass movement

Front

Large mass of moving ice and snow

Back

glacier

Front

Deposit of wind-blown sand

Back

sand dune

Front

Sediments deposited by glaciers

Back

till

Front

A shore of an ocean covered by sand, gravel, or rock fragments

Back

beach

Front

Glacier picks up rocks while flowing; example of weathering and erosion.

Back

plucking