Forces that change the Earth

The force that breaks rocks down into sediment is called?

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Weathering
• Sandblasting

The force that moves the sediment from place to place by water, wind, or people is called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Glaciers

The process that drops the sediment after it is eroded is called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• melting
• Deposition

There are two types of weathering.  They are?

• Hard and soft
• FAST AND SLOW
• Physical and Chemical
• human and nonhuman

Physical weathering only changes how the material???

• Looks
• smells
• chemical make up
• is made

A ________ will form at the mouth of a river due to erosion?

• Delta
• mountain
• island
• landslide

The force that pulls rocks down hill is? 

• erosion
• gravity
• eruption
• deposition

Cracks in the Earth's surface can be caused by? 

• glaciers
• sinkholes
• Volcanoes
• Earthquakes

Earthquakes are MOST LIKELY near? 

• deltas
• canyons
• faults
• Volcanoes

What can cause an Earthquake?

• A Tsunami 
• Movement of the tectonic plates along a fault line.
• A volcano erupting
• A flood