Groundcover Small plants that grow on the forest floor or in a Water deposited & plants help stop field (mosses, ferns, and erosion of water grasses) Causes: wind, water, ice, plants, Weathering The process of breaking gravity, acid rain rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces Causes: wind, water, ice/glaciers, Erosion The process of moving gravity sediments from one place to another Causes: wind, water, glaciers, Deposition The process of dropping gravity (depositing) sediment in a new location Volcanoes, earthquakes, water, Constructive Actions that build up or wind, gravity, ice Forces construct landforms Volcanoes, earthquakes, water, Destructive Actions that wear down or wind, gravity, ice Forces destroy landforms
Groundcover Water deposited & plants help stop erosion of water Small plants that grow on the forest floor or in a field (mosses, ferns, and grasses) Weathering Causes: wind, water, ice, plants, gravity, acid rain The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces Erosion Causes: wind, water, ice/glaciers, gravity The process of moving sediments from one place to another Deposition Causes: wind, water, glaciers, gravity The process of dropping (depositing) sediment in a new location Constructive Forces Volcanoes, earthquakes, water, wind, gravity, ice Actions that build up or construct landforms Destructive Forces Volcanoes, earthquakes, water, wind, gravity, ice Actions that wear down or destroy landforms