Geomorphology Vocab

6. rain, sleet, or snow that contains high comcentration from acids
7. the process in which material is pressed down
11. chemical reaction in which material combines with oxygen to form new material
13. a mass of rocks carried and deposited in a glacier
16. the process by which rock is reduced in size by the scraping action of other rocks driven by water, wind, and gravity.
17. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravitytransports soil and sediment from one location to another
18. the mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces caused by natural processes and it does not change the chemical composition of the rock
20. am area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows it’s banks
22. a fanned shaped mass of material deposited from a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply

1. the flow of a mass of mud or rock and soil mixed with a large amount of water
2. continuos masses of ice
3. starts up on a mountain and as the ice grows it joins other ice in a valley to make a glacier
4. the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope
5. the natural process in which atmospheric and environmental agents, disintegrate and decompose rocks
8. the chemical breakdown and decomposition of rocks by natural process in 5e environment
9. a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
10. the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
12. a mound of wind deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind
14. the slow downhill movement of weathered rock material
15. percentage of void space in a rock
19. The weathering process of freezing and thawing
21. a large mass of ice that exists over year round and moves over land