Erosion Vocab Practice

Front

What are dissolved minerals in water that can't be filtered?

Back

Solution

Front

What is an ocean current that moves parallel to the shore, caused by large swells hitting the shoreline at an angle?

Back

Longshore current

Front

What is the process of transporting sediments by water, wind, and glaciers?

Back

Erosion

Front

What do we call sediment that is of similar size, shape, or density?

Back

Sorted

Front

What are the forces that cause erosion, including wind, running water, gravity, and glaciers?

Back

Agents of erosion

Front

What is the term for the breakdown of rocks and minerals into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the process by which sediments are laid down in new locations?

Back

Deposition

Front

What is the term for sediments that are mixed in size and shape?

Back

Unsorted

Front

What is the movement of soil and rock down a slope due to gravity?

Back

Mass movement

Front

What is the term for the speed at which water flows in a river or stream?

Back

Velocity