Earth's Surface Review

The process by which broken down material called sediment is moved from one place to another.

• deposition

• erosion

• load

• gradient

The process by which eroded material is dropped.

• rainsplash

• runoff

• deposition

• detachment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The physical and chemical breaking down of rock.

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• load

the wearing away of a rock surface as the result of smaller rock particles being scraped against it through wind, water, or ice

• sediment

• abrasion

• badland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

small loose particles of sand, silt, or clay

• abrasion

• sediment

• transport

• erosion

Wide valley through which a river flows.

• Bob
• Hidden Valley Ranch
• flood plain
• alluvial fan

A loop like bend in the course of a river.

• meander
• oxbow lake
• alluvial fan
• delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Moving _____________ is the main cause of weathering and erosion on Earth

• water

• land

• people

Rain can cause weathering of rocks and soil

• True

• False

The water in the middle of rivers flows

• slowly

• quickly