Chapter 8 Weathering and Erosion

Stream beds that are empty except during times of heavy rains and floods.

Large masses of ice and snow that accumulate when the snow fall is greater than the melt off.

Rising and overflowing of banks around a body of water.

The downhill movement of rocks or soil.

The side to side curves in a river that occur when land is relatively flat.

The wide, flat valley that is located alongside some rivers and streams.

The layering down of sediments in a new locations by running water, wind, glaciers or gravity.

The process of wearing away rocks and soil

A process that uses expansion & contraction by freezing & thawing of water to break rocks

A mixture of weathered rock materials and organic matter on Earth's surface.

A large area of the USA that consists of north-south trending mountain ranges and valleys.

A land form consisting of loose sand and gravel found along a lake, sea, river or ocean.

Rapid, gravity-caused events that move soil, loose rock and boulders.

The process that breaks down and changes rocks on the Earth's surface.