| A | B |
|---|
| weathering | to break down |
| erosion | transport of sediments |
| deposition | dropping sediments |
| velocity | speed, rate of change |
| slope | steepness |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| glacier | slow moving mass of ice |
| meandering | slowly moving side to side |
| discharge | amount of water flow |
| kettle lakes | depressions created by glaciers as they melted |
| moraine | glacially formed debris (soil and rock) |
| sediments | material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion |
| delta | landform created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean or lake |
| runoff | the flow of water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, over land |
| saturated | full of moisture: made thoroughly wet, unable to absorb any more |
| plateau | a high plain, an area of highland, usually relatively flat terrain (land) |
| mountain | large steep landform, higher than surrounding areas with a peak, steeper than a hill |
| plain | land that is flat or gently rolling |
| U-shaped valleys | valleys carved out by glaciers |
| V-shaped valleys | valleys cut out by rivers |
