Agents of Erosion

The erosion of riverbanks and the creation of river deltas are primarily caused by:

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• biological erosion

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Which agent of erosion is most responsible for shaping the landscapes in desert regions?

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• glacial erosion

Which agent of erosion is associated with the transportation of sediment?

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• glacial erosion

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The erosion caused by the weakening of rocks through the action of tree roots is an example of:

• biological erosion

• ice erosion

• glacial erosion

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Erosion caused by the force of gravity can result in:

• landslides

• sand dunes

• river valleys

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This landscape feature is commonly formed in deserts. What agent of erosion formed it?

• Stream

• Glacier

• Wind

• Wave

water, wind, gravity, waves, sand

• agents of erosion

• agents of the rock cycle

• agents of water cycle

• agents of plate tectonics

Erosion by?

• wind

• glacier

• water

• gravity

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the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

washing away of soil from fields of farmland that are freshly cleared or plowed

• cause by wind

• caused by water

• caused by ice

• caused by waves

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