Erosion and Deposition

is the process by which soil and sediment (weathered rock) are transported (moved) from one place to another by water (freshwater and ocean waves), wind, glaciers, and gravity

is the process in which weathered rock and soil are laid down or dropped by wind, water, glaciers, or gravity

This agent is considered the main agent of erosion and moves an enormous amount of weathered rock and soil creating some of the most impressive landforms on Earth

This fan-shaped deposit of weathered rock and soil that is created when a river's current slows when it empties into a large body of water, such as a lake or an ocean- landform created by moving water

This is a fan-shaped deposit of weathered rock and soil that is created when a fast-moving mountain stream flows onto a flat plain (forms on dry land)- landform created by moving water

This agent of erosion and deposition pounds against the shoreline braking rock apart creating sand. It deposits sand to form beaches. It also moves or erodes sand away from beaches.

Area of the shoreline made up of materials (sand, rock fragments, dead coral, shells) deposited by ocean waves-landform created by ocean waves

is an exposed ridge (landform) that is created from offshore deposits of sand, gravel or shell material-landform created by ocean waves

Narrow island usually made of sand that forms offshore parallel to the shoreline that protects the shoreline by absorbing the energy of waves and storms- landform created by ocean waves

This agent causes erosion by lifting weathered rock particles and blowing them away. These small particles can be carried miles before they are dropped. It also smashes sand against rock surfaces to cause weathering.

are very fine sediments that are deposited when wind drops that sediment it is carrying - very fertile and rich in nutrients, great for farming- landform created by wind

is a mound of wind-deposited sand that keeps its shape even though it moves- Landform created by wind

This agent erode rock and soil as they grind slowly over Earth's surface. They can form U-Shaped valleys. This agent is an enormous mass of moving ice.

unsorted rock material this is deposited directly by melting glacier-A type of glacial deposited-landform created by glaciers

is a ridge of sediment and rock left behind when a glacier melts- it is the most common till deposits- Landform created by glaciers