WED Flashcards
(21 cards)
Weathering
Breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface
Meander
A curve in the river
Alluvial Fan
A triangle shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and even smaller pieces of sediments
Glacial Drift
A general term applied to all rock materials
Arete
A sharp mountain ridge
Spit
Emit small bursts of sparks or hot fat with a series of short, explosive noises
Mass Wasting
The process involving movement of mantle-rock that is controlled directly by gravity
Erosion
The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
Oxbow Lake
A curved lake formed at a former oxbow where the main stream of the river
Floodplain
An area of low-lying ground adjacent
Cirque
a half-open steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or a mountain
Moraine
A mass of rocks and sediments carried down and deposited
Barrier island
A long narrow island lying parallel
Mudflow
A fluid or hardened stream or avalanche of mud
Deposition
A process of depositing the deposition of earth and stone by glaciers
Delta
A wetland that forms as a river and empty their water and sediments onto another body of water
Glacier
A slowly moving mass of river or ice
Horn
A pair of hard processers
Kettle lake
A glacial out-washed drift
Sand Dunes
Any accumulation of sand grains shaped into a mound or ridge
Land slide
The movement of rock, earth, or debris down a sloped section of land
