Changes to Earth

_____________ is to break Earth’s surface into pieces.

• deposition
• erosion
• glacier
• weathering

The 3 agents of change are...

• ice, water, sun

• wind, sun, gravity

• Wind, water, ice

• gravity, water,wind

________________ is to move broken pieces to a new area.

• deposition
• erosion
• compaction

• weathering

Weathering is which step in the sedimentary rock formation process?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 5

__________________ is frozen water that moves slowly to change Earth’s surface. This is responsible for creating U-shaped valleys.

• deposition

• erosion

• glacier

• weathering

What step in the sedimentary rock formation process does this photo represent?

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Cementation

• Weathering

______________ is the dropping of sediment in a new area.

• deposition

• erosion

• glacier

• cementation

Dunes are large piles of sand that shift slowly around in deserts and on beaches. What causes the dune to move from place to place?

• Rushing rivers
• Blowing winds
• Freezing water
• Weathering rock

Over many years the bottom of a lake gets higher and higher.
What could cause this slow change?

• The climate in the area gets warmer.
• Sediments are deposited in the lake.
• The Sun evaporates the water.
• A hurricane brings heavy rains.

__________ uses the minerals and water trapped between the squeezed layers to bind them together like glue.

• Compaction

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Cementation