Changes to Earth Surface

The movement of weathered material on the Earth's surface by wind, water, and ice is

• erosion

• deposition

• landslides

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The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice is

• deposition

• delta

• weathering

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The buildup of land by depositing sediment and soil in a new location is

• earthquake

• weather

• deposition

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A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water is

• weather

• delta

• landform

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When a river flows over the Earth and carves out a hole in the surface it makes a 

• hill

• mountain

• canyon

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What natural force formed the Grand Canyon millions of years ago?

• a landslide

• an earthquake

• a river

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What is necessary for sand dunes to form?

• loose sand and strong wind

• pressure in the earth

• ice glaciers

When sediments are moved across the earth it is called

• erosion

• weathering

• inertia