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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