Erosion and Deposition

Based on the features shown, which erosional agent had the greatest effect on tree growth and the structures that humans have built on the landscape?

• running water

• prevailing winds

• moving ice

• gravity

Which process describes the downward sliding of rock material?

• tidal changes

• glacial erosion

• mass movement

• running water

Which agent of erosion is most likely responsible for the deposition of sandbars along ocean shorelines?

• wave action

• glaciers

• wind

• mass movement

Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of the delta?

• glacial erosion

• wind erosion

• mass movement

• deposition

What are the dominant processes occurring at locations A and B?

• Erosion at both A and B

• Deposition at both A and B

• Erosion at A and deposition at B

• Erosion at B and deposition at A

Which cross section best represents the shape of the stream channel at line XY?

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Which of the samples below has been transported the furthest by a stream?

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Which particle will settle to the bottom first as the velocity of the stream decreases?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z