Erosion Quiz

What happens when wind or water carries rocks and soil to a new place?

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

How can you tell that erosion is happening?

• Green water

• Still water

• Moving, brown water

• Clear water

What is a glacier?

• A large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land

• A type of volcano

• A type of rock formation

• A type of desert

What does a glacier pick up and break apart as it moves across the land?

• Animals

• Pieces of rock

• Pieces of ice

• Plants

What kind of erosion happens over many years?

• Physical erosion

• Chemical erosion

• Glacial erosion

• Coastal erosion

What causes erosion when it melts and moves slowly across the land?

• Earthquake

• Tornado

• Volcano

• Glacier

What happens to your sand mountain when you blew on it?

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Erosion

• Weathering

What is the process of erosion?

• A glacier moves when a bit of the ice melts. A glacier picks up and breaks apart pieces of rock as it moves across the land.

• The melting of rocks and soil

• Wind or water carries rocks and soil to a new place.

• The deposition of rocks and soil