1. Erosion Erosion = the transport of sediments from weathering. *Gravity and Water are biggest factors* 1. Streams 2. Glaciers 3. Landslides 4. Waves

2. Streams Running water carries sediment downstream Scours bedrock Carves V-shaped gorges.

3. Stream Erosion

4. Vocabulary Suspended Load = particles suspended in stream. Bed Load = particles rolling on bottom (abrasion polishes rocks). Discharge = amount of water flowing past a given point.

5. Sheet Erosion = flows in sheet over flat land.

6. Rill and Gully

7. Stream Evolution 1.Youth = head, high elevation, steep slope, rapid erosion, V-shaped valley 2.Middle Age = Small streams merge to form tributaries, gentler slopes, stream begins to meander.

9. Old Age Gentler slope, meander widens, reaches mouth. Mouth = where stream meets ocean or lake. Sediment deposits form delta or alluvial fan.

13. Sorting