Agents of Erosion

What do we call a period of time when much of Earth’s land is covered in glaciers.

• iceberg

• valley glacier

• iceage

• ice sheet

Which is the force responsible for all of the Agents of Erosion?

• Gravity

• Rivers

• Glaciers

• Wind

What is the shape of the particles found in a river?

• Round

• Angular

• Square

• Triangular

What location would you be likely to see erosion by a Glacier?

• Low Latitude

• High Altitude

• Equator

• Florida

What is the name of the elongated hills that are left behind by a glacier?

• Moraines

• Erratics

• Drumlins

• Kettle Lakes

What location is Wind Erosion most dominant?

• Arctic

• Antarctic

• Oceans

• Deserts

What is the most common depositional feature found in a desert?

• Drumlin

• Moraine

• Erratic

• Sand Dune

What is the name of the triangular shaped mound of sediment that is deposited at the mouth of the river?

• Delta

• Beach

• Barrier Reef

• Sand Dune

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1