Weather Erosion and Deposition

The triangular-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river is called...

• an island

• an earthquake

• deposition

• a delta

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Wind, water, ice, and gravity are all causes of...

• weathering

• erosion

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A slow destructive force that wears down and breaks rock into smaller pieces called sediments.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of (a)  

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

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The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it (a)  

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

Label the image

a

b

c

Erosion

Compaction

Weathering

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The destructive movement of materials from one place to another by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.

• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

• washing away beaches.

• moving topsoil.

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How did this rock change shape?

• ice freezing in the cracks

• rocks moving in a river

• sand blowing in the wind

• waves from the ocean

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The illustration below represents the Grand Canyon.

• The layers of rock were broken apart by physical weathering caused by tree roots then blown away by the wind.

• The layers of rock were eroded by the strong winds whipping through the canyon.

• The layers of rock were eroded by chemical weathering caused by acid rain.

• The layers of rock were eroded by the force of the Colorado River.

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