Slow Changes to Earth

3. Deposition can be caused by wind, water, or _________.
7. Examples of landforms are mountains, _________, dunes, canyons, oceans, and rivers.
9. Glaciers deposit rock and soil as they melt and _________.
11. Erosion can be caused by wind or _________.
12. Erosion can also be caused by a large, slow-moving piece of ice called a _________.
13. Landform changes are extremely _________.
15. _________ is tiny pieces of rock or soil, it can be caused by wind, water or ice.
17. _________ is the laying of sediment in a new place.
20. Water seeps into cracks in rocks. Then, it freezes and _________, splitting the rock into pieces.
21. Glaciers carry pieces of rock with them as they move _________.
22. Wind causes small pieces of rock to break off the sides of _________.

1. Landforms can _________ over time.
2. _________ carry rocks downstream.
4. Rivers carry sediment that grinds against rocks in riverbeds, forming _________.
5. _________ is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediment.
6. “To _________” means to drop or put down.
8. Wind stops blowing and drops sediment, making _________ and dunes.
10. _________ is movement of rock and sediment from one place to another.
11. Forces in nature that cause changes to Earth’s surface are _________, water, and ice.
14. A _________ is a natural feature on the surface of Earth.
16. Processes that change Earth’s surface slowly are weathering, _________, and deposition.
18. Wind carries away loose sediment from sand _________.
19. Water in rivers slows down as it enters large bodies of water. It then deposits sediment, creating _________.