Guided Notes Erosion and Deposition
Erosion is the _____________________________ of rock particles from a location.
Typically caused by __________________, _________________, ___________________, or
__________________.
Water Erosion
Water sources such as rivers, streams, ocean tides, and run off can move rock particles away.
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Moving water is one of the most powerful agents of erosion.
Erosion by water can have__________________________ results.
Rill erosion develops when ____________________ water cuts small channels into the side of a
slope.
Erosion by Water: Rivers
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Rivers and streams carry_____________________. As the sediment moves
mechanical_________________________ occurs.
Through water erosion, rivers create __________________, flood plains, and valleys.
Erosion by Water: Waves
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Waves- waves ________________________________ the coasts by transporting sand.
While the sand is moved, _____________________ weathering occurs.
Waves create sea _________________, caves, arch, and wave-cut cliffs.
Erosion by Water: Run-Off
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As water from precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) moves over the land, it carries particles with it.
The moving water is called runoff.
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Runoff creates rills and gullies.
Wind Erosion
Sometimes the wind can move rock particles away: this can lead to dust storms!
Fine particles are carried
through air.
Medium-sized
particles skip or
bounce.
Larger particles slide or
roll.
Wind ____________________creates dust storms, hoodoos, and arches
Ice Erosion (Glacier Erosion)
As a glacier ________________ over the land, it picks up rocks in a process called __________________.
Ice erosion creates: U-shaped valleys, glacial lakes, moraines, drumlins, and kettle lakes
Erosion by Gravity
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___________________ causes sediment to move downhill.
It creates: landslides, mudflows, and creeps
Weathering and Erosion work together continuously to wear down and carry away the rocks at the
Earth’s surface!!!!!
Deposition
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Deposition is the process in which _____________________ laid down in _____________
locations.
Caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
Types of Deposition
Wind
Creates
Sand Dune
Water
Waves and Rivers
Beaches
Delta
Ice
Moraine
Gravity
Landslides, Slumps, creep
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