Science Terms- Vocab quiz 1/27

The breakdown of rocks into very small particles by gravity, water, wind, and ice (breaks and smooths)

• Deposition

• Glacier

• Erosion

• Weathering

A hill of sand built by wind depositing sand over time

• Sand Dune

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sediment

The removal and movement of sediment from one place to another by gravity, water, wind, or ice (takes and moves)

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Canyon

Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering

• Sediment

• Glacier

• Erosion

• Delta

A landform with steep sides that was carved by flowing water

• Delta

• Deposition

• Glacier

• Canyon

A landform created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river

• Sand Dune

• Canyon

• Delta

• Weathering

A large, slow-moving, long-lasting build up of snow and ice that develops on land

• Canyon

• Erosion

• Glacier

• Delta

The buildup of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location (drops and makes new land)

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sediment