Ch 8 Vocab SEBAS

1. Rocks shaped or faceted by wind-driven sand or ice crystals.
3. movement: The downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris under the influence of gravity.
5. A large mass of ice formed from the accumulation and compaction of snow.
7. The rapid and often destructive movement of a large amount of earth material down a slope.
8. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by friction.
10. glaciers: Glaciers that flow within mountain valleys.
12. Fine, wind-deposited sediment consisting of loosely compacted, yellowish-brown silt.
14. A steep-sided mound of sand and gravel deposited by meltwater.
15. The erosion or removal of loose, fine-grained particles by wind.
16. Slow, gradual movement of soil or rock downhill.
17. A mass of rock or soil that moves downslope as a unit, typically characterized by a rotational movement.
18. Rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil.

2. glaciers: Vast ice sheets covering large land areas.
4. Rapid downslope movement of snow, ice, and debris.
6. Bowl-shaped depressions carved by glaciers on mountain slopes.
9. Depressions formed by the melting of a block of ice left behind by a retreating glacier.
11. Smooth, elongated hills of glacial deposits shaped by the movement of ice.
13. A winding ridge of gravel and sand deposited by meltwater streams in or under a glacier.
15. A hill or ridge of sand formed by wind or water action.
18. Accumulations of glacial debris, such as rocks and sediment, carried and deposited by glaciers.
19. plain: A flat area of glacial deposits formed by meltwater streams beyond the glacier's margin.