A form of mass wasting involving the slow downward movement of regolith as a result of gravitational force.
A region of sediment formed when a river enters a larger body of water, at which point the reduction in velocity on the part of the river current leads to the widespread deposition of sediment.
The process wherebysediment is laid down on the Earth's surface.
The movement of soil and rock due to forces produced by water, wind, glaciers, gravity, and other influences. In most cases, a fluid medium, such as air or water, is involved.
A form of mass wasting in which a body of material that is not uniform moves rapidly downslope.
An area of physical geology concerned with the study of landforms, with the forces and processes that have shaped them, and with the description and classification of various physical features on Earth.
A large, typically moving mass of ice either on or adjacent to a land surface.
A notable topographicalfeature, such as a mountain, plateau, or valley.
The transfer of earth material, by processes that includecreep, slump, slide, flow, and fall, downslopes. Also known as mass movement.
Structure or form or the study thereof.
A general term describing a layer of weathered material that rests atopbedrock.
Material deposited at or near Earth's surface from a number of sources, most notably preexisting rock.
A variety of mass wasting in which material moves downhill in a fairly coherent mass (i.e., more or less in a section or group) along a flat or planar surface.
A form of mass wasting that occurs when a mass of regolith slides over or creates a concave surface (one shaped like the inside of a bowl).
The configuration of Earth's surface, including its relief as well as the position of physical features.
The breakdown of rocks and minerals at or near the surface of Earth due to physical, chemical, or biological processes.
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