Agents of Erosion

What is weathering?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

What is deposition?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

Water carrying sediment down a hill is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Beach waves dropping sand to create a beach is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

All the water on Earth is known as...

• sediment

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

• sand

• sediment

• soil

The scientific term for land, crust or rock is...

• hydrosphere

• dirt

• lithosphere

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is called a...

• sea cave

• mountain

• delta