Stream Table Vocabulary
Jan 18, 2016
Stream Table Vocabulary
Erosion
• is the removal and transportation of loose earth materials.
Erosion Video
Deposition
• is the settling out of eroded earth material.
Deposition Video
Sediment
• are the particles of earth materials that settled out of the water.
Word Bank
• Mountain Plain
• Plateau Dune
• Valley Delta
• Beach
• Floodplain
• Canyon
Mountain
• High, uplifted area with steep slopes.
Plateau
• a nearly level area that has been uplifted.
Canyon
• A V-shaped valley eroded by a river.
Dune
• A mound, hill, or ridge of windblown sand.
Valley
• A low area between hills and mountains, often where a river flows.
Meander• A curve or loop in a river.
Plain
• Nearly level area that has been eroded or where material has been deposited.
Floodplain
• The land that gets covered by water from a stream or river during a flood.
Beach
• Gently sloping shore next to a body of water washed by waves or tides, often covered by sand and pebbles.
Delta
• A fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river.
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