science ch.8 Flashcards
Deposition
When material carried by erosion is carried to new places
Erosion
When weathered material is removed
Mass erosion
Downhill movement of weathered objects
Talus
Pile of rocks and rack particles collected at the bottom of a slope
Runoff
Water from rain or snow that flows into streams or rivers
Tributary
Small stream that flows into a larger stream
Abrasion
Wearing away of rock particles by wind and water
Delta
Triangular deposite of sediment located at the bottom
Sediment
Rock particles carried and deposited
Floodplain
Flat area along a river we’re things are deposited
Karst typography
Land that has sink holes
Cavern
Series of connected underground caves
Sink hole
Large hole in the ground formed when the roof of a cavern collapses
Glacier
Moving of river of ice and snow
Ice cap
Large sheets of ice found near earths poles
Iceberg
Large piece of glacier that enters the ocean
Hanging valley
Small glacial valley above a main valley
Till
Rock material deposited by a Glacier
Erratic
Boulder left behind by a retracting glacier
Moraine
Ridge of till deposited by a melting glacier
Drumlin
Oval shaped mound of till
Kettle lake
Lake formed by a retreating glacier
Wave cut Terrence
Flat section of rock formed by erosion
Sea arch
Yap formed when a wave completely cuts through a piece of rock
