Post on 24-Feb-2016
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What’s Left Behind:Redepositing
After Weathering—THEN WHAT?
1. A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it.
What Am I?
A canyon
2. A triangular tract of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.
Often has a V shape.What Am I?
A delta
3. A narrow valley between hills or mountains. Sometimes has a stream
running through it.What Am I?
A gorge
4. Rocks and sediments left by a glacier.
What Am I?
A moraine
5. Includes isolated or spectacular rock outcrops.What Am I?
A rockformation
6. A ridge of sand formed in a river or along a shore by the action of waves
or currents.What Am I?
A sand bar
7. A ridge of sand created by the wind and found in deserts.
What Am I?
A sand dune
8. An elevation of the earth’s surface and having altitudes greater than
a hill. What Am I?
A mountain
9. A hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill
or mountain, caused by erosion.
What Am I?
A cave