Water Erosion (GSH)

Front

What is the process in which eroded material is dropped?

Back

Deposition

Front

What is a looping pattern in a stream channel called?

Back

Meander

Front

What do we call the materials that are carried by a stream?

Back

Load

Front

What is the process by which sediment is moved from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is an underwater ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material?

Back

Sandbar

Front

What is the term for the wearing away of the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is a landform created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river?

Back

Delta

Front

What is the term for a curved lake formed when a meander is cut off from a river?

Back

Oxbow Lake

Front

What is the area of land that drains into a river called?

Back

Watershed