Agents of Erosion

What is the agent of erosion?

• Wind

• Water (Rivers)

• Waves

• Ice (Glaciers)

• Gravity

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What is the agent of erosion?

• Wind

• Water (Rivers)

• Waves

• Ice (Glaciers)

• Gravity

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What is the agent of erosion?

• Wind

• Water (Rivers)

• Waves

• Ice (Glaciers)

• Gravity

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What is the agent of erosion?

• Wind

• Water (Rivers)

• Waves

• Ice (Glaciers)

• Gravity

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What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shinning onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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Which agents  break down earth materials?

• wind only

• earthquakes and gravity

• ice and 007

• wind, water, and ice

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis

• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

• Plants don't weather rocks

Where is erosion taking place? Remember the 'finger test'.

• A and D

• A and C

• B and D

• B and C

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