WED Slides

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cause of erosion?

• Wind

• Water

• Sunlight

• Ice

Multiple Choice

Weathering is the physical or chemical breakdown of ___ .

• rock
• rain

• thunder

• rivers

Multiple Choice

What are sediments?

• Large rocks that stay in one place

• Tiny pieces of rock, sand, mud, or remains of plants and animals

• Only sand found in deserts

• Water that flows in rivers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common location where wind erosion occurs?

• Deserts

• Rainforests

• Mountains

• Oceans

Multiple Choice

What is the most common type of erosion on Earth caused by?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way that glaciers cause ice erosion?

• By pushing objects out of their way as they move

• By depositing rocks to form hills and plains

• By melting and causing water to freeze and melt in rock cracks

• By burning rocks with heat

Open Ended

What is the main difference between erosion by wind and erosion by water?

Multiple Choice

Which type of erosion involves slow-moving 'rivers of ice' that pick up and carry rock, sediment, and soil?

• Wind erosion

• Water erosion

• Ice erosion

• Gravity erosion

Open Ended

Explain how gravity contributes to erosion and provide an example from the images.

Open Ended

What is deposition?

Multiple Choice

Sand dunes are formed when sand is deposited by the _______.

• dirt

• water

• wind

• flood

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a landform created by deposition?

• Delta

• Mountain

• Valley

• Volcano

Multiple Choice

Currents and waves in the ocean can create underwater landforms by depositing sediment. What is this landform called?

• Sandbar

• Delta

• Canyon

• Glacier

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes erosion?

• The breaking down of rocks and minerals by physical, chemical, or biological processes

• The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind

• The formation of new rocks from magma

• The process of plants growing on rocks

Open Ended

How would you explain the difference between weathering and erosion in your own words?