Vocabulary: Erosion & Deposition

Front

What is the term for an ongoing event or series of related events?

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Process

Front

What is the term for the laying down or settling of eroded material?

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Deposition

Front

What do we call a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay?

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Loess

Front

What is the mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier called?

Back

Till

Front

What is the term for a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier?

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Moraine

Front

What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes such as wind or water.

Front

What is deposition in the context of geology?

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The geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.

Front

What is a delta?

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A landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where it meets a body of water, created by the deposition of sediment.

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What is abrasion in the context of erosion?

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The process of scraping or wearing away of rocks and soil by friction or impact.

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What is outwash?

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Sediment that is carried away from a glacier by meltwater and deposited in a broad area.