Changes to Earth's Surface - TEK 5.7B

The movement of sediment from the effects of water, wind, and ice

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition
• Sediment

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erosion

The dropping of sediment in a new location

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition
• Sediment

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deposition

Small pieces of rock

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition
• Sediment

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Rock Cycle

The breaking down of larger rocks into sediment from the effects of water, wind, and ice

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition
• Sediment

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Rock Cycle

Natural features of the Earth's surface

• Landforms

• Delta
• Sand Dune
• U-shaped Valley
• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

A triangular shaped landform at the mouth of fast flowing rivers that are formed by water erosion and deposition

• Landform

• Delta

• Sand Dune

• U-shaped Valley

• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

Sand hills found in deserts and along coastlines that are formed by wind erosion and deposition

• Landform

• Delta

• Sand Dune

• U-shaped Valley

• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

Valleys found in high mountainous areas that are formed by glacial weathering (ice) and erosion

• Landform
• V-shaped Valleys

• Sand Dune
• U-shaped Valley
• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

A large, slow-moving mass of ice

• Landform
• Delta
• Sand Dune
• U-shaped Valley
• Glacier

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Rock Cycle

A change that takes thousands to millions of years

• Slow Change
• Compaction
• Cementation
• Rapid Change

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Rock Cycle