Erosion

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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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 

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shinning onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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Which agents  break down earth surfaces?

• wind only
• earthquakes and gravity
• ice and 007
• wind, water, and ice

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Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Which of the following was formed through erosion?

• Eiffel Tower

• The Grand Canyon

• Mt. Rushmore

• The Pyramids of Giza

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Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• faults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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