Erosion Lesson

Weathering and Erosion

Watch the video link before doing the questions.

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What happens to sediments (broken rocks) as they are transported over long distances? (Select all that apply.)

• They become rounder

• They become smaller

• They change colour

• They become more angular

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The earth's surface is always

• the same
• changing
• smooth
• wet

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Which one is erosion?

• tectonic plates

• ice cracking the rock
• wind blowing sand
• a delta

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What are the 3 types of erosion?

• biological

• phsyical

• natural

• chemical

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Deposition changes the earth's surface by

• making holes in the earth's surface
• creating new landforms
• gushing lava
• cleaning the earth's surface

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A flash flood and earthquakes are the same because

• both are fun to ride

• both create canyons

• they are caused by thunderstorms

• both are caused by rapid erosion

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Erosion is the

•  laying down of earth’s weathered rocks 
• movement of weathered rock 
• breaking down of rocks  
• Katy Perry's new hit

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Deposition is the

• breaking down of rocks  
• movement of weathered rock 
• laying down of earth’s weathered rocks 
• putting money in your bank

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Erosion creates

• trees
• sand dunes
• glaciers
• canyons

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Glaciers are 

• the frosting on a cake
• formed by deltas
• large sheets of ice on land
• chunks of ice floating in the ocean

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Landslides and avalanches are caused by

• gravity
• loud parties
• glaciers
• trees

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You can reduce erosion by

• making sandcastles
• stopping global warming
• cleaning up after yourself
• adding plants and trees

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Some examples of slow changes are

• earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides

• weathering, erosion and deposition

• sloths in the rain forest

• turtle vs snail racing