Erosion Quiz

If we increase the amount of water flowing from the faucet, what would happen?

• Erosion will stop.

• Erosion will stay the same.

• More erosion will take place.

• Wind will move the sand.

In which climate does erosion by ice most easily occur?

• Dry and hot

• Moist and hot

• Dry and cold

• Moist and cold

In a desert environment, what agent of erosion is responsible for the formation of this arch?

• Ice

• Water

• Wind

• Plants

What are the most common agents of erosion?

• Water, wind and plants.

• Wind,water and flowers.

• Wind,water and ice.

• Rain,snow and hail.

What process needs to occur before so that erosion can move the sediment?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• A full moon

Erosion can best be DEFINED as?

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces or sediments.

• The movement of sediments from one place to another.

• When rocks or sediment are dropped in new places to create new landforms.

• Water,ice, wind and waves.

The photo above represents a river flowing through a mountain valley.

What force of erosion is most likely working here?

• Wind

• Ocean waves

• Glaciers

• Running water

What force most likely caused this erosion?

• Tides

• Glaciers

• Windstorms

• Fast moving water

Earthquakes are considered an example of weathering,Erosion and deposition.

• True

• False