Ch. 14 The Earth's Surface

Forms when igneous rock or sedimentary rock is changed by heat and pressure below the earth's surface

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Forms from cooled magma or volcanic lava

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

Forms when layers of weathered rock are pressed together and harden

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

The area of sediment that builds up at the mouth of a river

• Canyon

• Dune

• Seastack

• Delta

The dropping of sediments in a new location

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Abrasion

Occurs when a large amount of snow and ice suddenly move down a mountain

• Landslide

• Glacier

• Avalanche

• Soil creep

The moving of sediment from one location to another

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

The breaking down of rocks through chemical changes

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Chemical weathering

The rapid, downhill movement of a large amount of soil and rocks

• Landslide

• Soil creep

• Avalanche

• Deposition

The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces without changing the composition of rocks

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Abrasion