Chapter 3 - Erosion and Deposition

Chapter 3 - Erosion and Deposition

1. Section 1 - Changing Earth's Surface

   • Wearing Down and Building Up
   • Mass Movement
     • Landslides
     • Mudflows
     • Slump
     • Creep

2. Section 2 - Water Erosion

   • Runoff and Erosion
     • Amount of Runoff
     • Rills and Gullies
     • Streams and Rivers
   • Erosion by Rivers
     • Waterfalls
     • Flood Plain
     • Meanders
     • Oxbow Lakes
   • Deposits by Rivers
     • Alluvial Fans
     • Deltas
     • Soil on Flood Plains
   • Erosion and Sediment Load
     • Slope
     • Volume of Flow
     • Streambed Shape

3. Section 3 - Waves and Wind

   • How Waves Form
   • Erosion by Waves
     • How Waves Erode
     • Landforms Created by Wave Erosion
   • Deposits by Waves
     • Beaches
     • Spits
     • Sandbars and Barrier Beaches
   • Erosion by Wind
     • Deflation
     • Abrasion
   • Deposition by Wind
     • Sand Dunes
     • Loess Deposits

4. Section 4 - Glaciers

   • How Glaciers Form and Move
     • Continental Glaciers
     • Valley Glaciers
   • How Glaciers Shape the Land
     • Glacial Erosion
     • Glacial Deposition

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