Erosion And Deposition

Question 0

Erosion can be formed by…

Answer 0

Water. Wind. Glaciers. Ocean currents, and Waves.

Question 1

Erosion

Answer 1

Removal of rock and soil from original location

Question 2

This contributes to pulling materials down a slope

Answer 2

Gravity

Question 3

Deposition

Answer 3

After materials get transported, they’re dropped off in a certain location as deposits

Question 4

Kids of erosion

Answer 4

Water, Glacial, Wind, and Erosion by living things

Question 5

Most powerful agent of erosion

Answer 5

Water

Question 6

Carry sediments to the ocean and carve out large areas of land

Answer 6

Rivers and streams (water erosion)

Question 7

Changing tides and human development have detrimental effects on the shoreline… What causes this?

Answer 7

Waves

Question 8

Glaciers scrape and gauge large parts of the earth because they move as large chunks. This is what erosion?

Answer 8

Glacial

Question 9

Wind erosion

Answer 9

Wind picks up fine materials and they beat against the earth

Question 10

How do farmers prevent wind erosion?

Answer 10

They plant heavy rows of trees so that crops won’t blow over.

Question 11

Wind can produce…

Answer 11

Sand dumes

Question 12

Describe erosion by living things

Answer 12

Animals burrow on the ground and humans excavate the land to build new developments.