Games Erosion Review

_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Eroded materials are called _______________________.

• constructive

• chemical weathering

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

_______________ moves material from one place to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

A _____________________ is a wetland area that forms as river waters empty into a larger body of water.

• dune

• delta

• deposition

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The Grand Canyon was caused by _____________________ erosion from the Colorado River.

• water

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Landslides erode and ____________ dirt and rock because what gets moved must get dropped off.

• move

• dissolve

• deposit

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The movement of water in a river causes the rocks to become ______________ over time.

• smaller/smoother

• larger/rougher

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

A fan-shaped area where a river meets the ocean is called a ____________. This is formed when sediment and rock is deposited at the end of the river.

• dune

• delta

• weathering

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2