_____ is the process in which weathered rock and soil are laid down or dropped by wind, water, glaciers, and gravity

______ is the process in which rock materials are broken down into smaller pieces by the action of physical (mechanical) or chemical process ex. water, ice, glaciers, wind, gravity living things, acid rain

This agent is considered the main agent of erosion and moves an enormous (large amount) of weathered rock and soil creating some of the most impressive landforms on Earth ex. Grand Canyon

This agent of erosion and deposition pounds against the shoreline breaking rock a part creating sand.  It deposits sand to form beaches.  It also moves or erodes sand away from beaches.

This agent of erosion and deposition pounds against the shoreline breaking rock a part creating sand.  It deposits sand to form beaches.  It also moves or erodes sand away from beaches.

Area of the shoreline made up of materials (sand, rock fragments, dead coral, shells) deposited by ocean waves-landform created by ocean wave deposition

_________ is an exposed ridge (landform) that is created from OFFSHORE deposits of sand, gravel, or shell material-landform created by ocean wave deposition

Narrow island usually made of sand that forms OFFSHORE parallel to the shoreline that protects the shoreline by absorbing the energy of waves and storms-landform created by ocean wave deposition

This agent causes erosion by lifting weathered rock particles/sand and blowing them away.  These small particles can be carried miles before they are dropped.  It also abrades sand against rock surfaces to cause weathering

______ is a mound of wind-deposited sand that keeps its shape even though it moves-landform created by wind deposition

This agent of weathering, erosion, and deposition erode rock and soil as they grind slowly over the Earth's surface.  They can form U-Shaped Valleys.  This agent is an enormous mass of moving ice.

__________a steep-sided valley caused by glacial erosion

_________ is a type of rapid mass movement that occurs when loose rocks fall down a steep slope, the steeper the slope the more rapid the materials will move down the slope

This is a type of mass movement that occurs when large amounts of material (soil and loose rocks) moves down slope very rapidly

_________ is the rapid movement of a large mass of mud down a slope.  It commonly happens in mountainous regions when a long dry season is followed by heavy rains.

_________ is the rapid movement of a large mass of mud down a slope.  It commonly happens in mountainous regions when a long dry season is followed by heavy rains.

The extremely slow movement of weathered rock and soil down slope

The agent of weathering, erosion, and deposition moves sediment down a slope.

________ is the movement of an material, such as rock, soil, or snow, down slope caused by gravity

Which of the following areas would be strongly affected by wind erosion?

Which of the following areas would be strongly affected by wind erosion?

In regions where the forests have been for thousands of years, one would expect which color soil?

When a river empties into an ocean, or gulf land forms are formed (forms in water).  Which of the following is one of those triangular or fan-shaped formation of sediments?

_________a fan-shaped alluvial deposit formed by a stream where its velocity is abruptly decreased, as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain (forms on land).

Which of the following best describes the process for the formation of sand?

What type of soil would erode the fastest? wet soil, dry soil, or soil that is covered with  grass

One way people can cause erosion to increase.

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall wearing the it down

A mudslide flowing down a steep slope

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

Acid rain dissolving the surface of rocks

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean

Glaciers dropping rocks and sand to form terminal moraines

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

Water getting into cracks of pavement, freezing, and breaking the pavement apart.

Plant roots breaking apart rocks under the soil

Wind dropping sand to form sand dunes

Waves dropping sand on the Beach.

Fast flowing water carves canyons in earth's rock.

When you remove vegetation from a slope, is the rate of erosion increased or decreased?