Erosion

Erosion

Week 11 session 3

Erosion

the process of carrying away of weathered bits of rocks

Erosion is caused by:

1- Wind

2- Water

3- Ice

4- Gravity

Multiple Choice

Erosion is ____

• breaking rocks

• moving weathered rocks

• settling down of rocks

Multiple Choice

What can cause Erosion?

• Wind

• Water and glacial ice

• Gravity

• All of those choices cause Erosion

Multiple Choice

As water move SLOWER, heavy sediments can be carried easily.

• True

• False

The faster water moves

the heavier the sediments it can carry

Multiple Choice

Deep canyons are formed by

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Waves causes changes to shoreline

Beaches can form because of Erosion

Multiple Choice

Glaciers CANNOT cause erosion because they dont move

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When glaciers move slowly (because of gravity) they cause weathering of rocks beneath them

• True

• False