Landforms

5. a nearly level surface at the bottom of the valley through which the stream is flowing
8. meltwater leaving a glacier deposits some of the debris close to the glacier in a broad, gently sloping plain
10. rain fall soaks into the soil to accumulate into
11. landforms in the desert that can form a hard, armored surface
12. what type of weathering happens when rocks are broken down by physical force?
15. the most common type of rock in the United States; results when rocks eroded from higher elevations accumulate at lower elevations

1. what type of glaciers are over 2 miles thick and cover vast areas of Greenland and Antarctica?
2. what type of weathering is a change in elements that compose rocks when they are exposed to air and water?
3. the study of landforms and the processes that create them
4. a stream drains groundwater and overland flow from an area called its
6. movement within Earth and between the plates generates molten rock called
7. a speed at which a wave travels is affected by its
9. what type of glaciers form wherever snow accumulates year after year without melting?
13. a surface on which waves constantly break and move sand up and down
14. this structure can help protect against ocean erosion or natural disasters