Forces on Earth's Surface

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports, removes, or carries away soil and sediment from one location to another.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• steep

having a sharp inclination, almost 90 degrees.

type of weathering where moving water, ice, and sometimes wind breaks rocks into little pieces.

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• biological weathering

• weathering

The force that carries materials from one place to another is known as ___.

The process when materials are finally placed down in a different region from where they started is known as ___.

When acid rain is mixed with rainwater and this dissolves rock, this is known as ___.

A ___ is a large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land.

• plain

• plateau

• delta

• prairie

A ___ is a large area of flat or gently rolling land.

• plain

• plateau

• delta

• prairie

A ___ is a stretch of low, flat land between hills or mountains.

• canyon

• valley

• delta

• plateau