Earth's Surfaces

Eroded material that settles on land or on the bottoms of lakes, rivers, and oceans

• sediment
• sedimentary
• erosion
• weathering

When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are dropped in another location.

• weathering
• deposition
• erosion
• sediment

In this model the orange represents which layer of the earth?

• crust
• outer core
• core/inner core
• mantle

The dropping or settling of eroded materials.

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition

The breaking down of substances such as rock and minerals.

• erosion
• sediment
• weathering
• deposition

In this model the brown represents which layer of the earth?

• mantle
• outer core
• core/inner core
• crust

A sediment washing up on a beach is an example of

• erosion
• a landform
• deposition
• weathering

The breaking down of rock is known as...

• erosion
• a landform
• deposition
• weathering

In which of the following places would wind most likely cause weathering and erosion?

• a desert
• the ocean
• a tree
• the moon

The creation of a delta is an example of

• erosion
• deposition
• a landform
• weathering