| A | B |
|---|
| erosion | transportation of sediments most often by water, wind, or glaciers |
| solution | dissolved minerals in the water |
| suspension | small particles "hanging" within the water |
| velocity | speed |
| slope | the gradient of the landscape |
| discharge | the amount of water flowing in a stream |
| meander | bend or turn in a stream |
| abrasion | scraping of sediment against rock, done by wind |
| glacier | large mass of slowly flowing ice |
| striations | scratched on smooth surface of rocks by glaciers |
| deposition | dropping out of sediment once carried by erosional agents |
| sorting | separation of sediment by size, shape, or density |
| delta | deposited sediment at the mouth of a stream |
| unsorted | mixed sediment, unconsolidated |
| mass movement | large rocks that have been transported by rocks to a new location |
