Weathering - breaking down , Erosion - moving from one place to another, Deposition - settling in one place after being moved, Sediment - particles after being broken down in smaller pieces, Glacier - Big piece of slow moving ice, Causes of WED - Wind, water, ice, Sedimentary Rock - Layers of sediment rocks piled on top of each other, Compaction - The process in which layers of sediment are pressed together by the weight of the layers above them., Cementation - The process where dissolved minerals “glue” sediments together to form rock., Landforms - Natural features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains, valleys, plains, and canyons., Canyons - A deep, narrow valley with steep sides formed mainly by river erosion., U-Shaped Valley - A valley carved by a glacier; it has a wide, rounded bottom shaped like a “U.”, V-Shaped Valley - A valley carved by a flowing river; it has a narrow bottom shaped like a “V.”, Valley - A low area between higher land such as mountains or hills., Delta - A fan-shaped landform where a river drops (deposits) sediment as it enters a larger body of water., Glaciers - A large, slow-moving mass of ice that shapes land by scraping and carving it., Sand Dune - A hill of sand formed by wind deposition., Slow Changes to Earths Surface - Changes to landforms that take thousands of year to change,

Slow Changes to Earth's Surface

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