Unit 2 Test study notes
Mounds of wind deposited sand
A fan shaped pattern that forms on dry land
Rock broken down by physical changes
Slow movement of material downslope
Process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen (rust)
A large mass of moving ice
A long, narrow island that forms parallel to the shoreline.
An area of increase elevation that rises to a peak.
The breakdown of rock material by physical or chemical processes.
Water located below the earth’s surface.
Rain that combines with chemicals from burnt fossil fuels in the atmosphere.
Process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.
A natural stream of water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water.
A wet, fan shaped pattern where stream often deposit their loads.
Thick deposits of fine grained sediment.
A boundary between land and ocean.
An area of the shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and
currents.
Process by which eroded material is dropped.
Loose rocks falling down steep slopes.
A body of water that is surrounded by land.
Unit 2 Test study notes with vocab terms
Mounds of wind deposited sand dunes
A fan shaped pattern that forms on dry land
alluvial fan
Rock broken down by physical changes physical weathering
Slow movement of material downslope creep
Process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen (rust) oxidation
A large mass of moving ice glacier
A long, narrow island that forms parallel to the shoreline barrier island
An area of increase elevation that rises to a peak mountain
The breakdown of rock material by physical or chemical processes weathering
Water located below the earth’s surface ground water
Rain that combines with chemicals from burnt fossil fuels in the atmosphere
oxidation
Process by which sediment is moved from one place to another erosion
A natural stream of water that flows into an ocean/large body of water river
A wet, fan shaped pattern where stream often deposit their loads delta
Thick deposits of fine grained sediment loess
A boundary between land and ocean coastline
An area of the shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and
currents beach
Process by which eroded material is dropped deposition
Loose rocks falling down steep slopes rockfall
A body of water that is surrounded by land lake