WorksheetsUnderstanding Erosion and Glaciers
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is erosion?
Building new rocks
Moving soil, rocks, or sand
Stopping wind and water
What causes erosion?
Wind, water, and glaciers
Clouds and sunlight
Plants and animals
What happens to sand when waves wash it away?
It becomes bigger
It moves to another place
It turns into soil
What is a glacier?
A big piece of ice that moves
A frozen river that never moves
A pile of sand in a desert
How do glaciers cause erosion?
By picking up and moving rocks and soil
By melting and creating rain
By stopping wind
What does wind do to sand in a desert?
Builds new rocks
Blows it to different places
Makes the sand wet
What happens when rainfall carries mud into a river?
Erosion occurs
Rocks form
The mud disappears
What can waves at a beach do to sand?
Carry it away
Make it heavier
Stop it from moving
How can erosion change the land?
By adding more rocks
By shaping the land over time
By keeping soil in one place
What do glaciers sometimes create when they move soil?
Rivers
Islands
Deserts
What does wind cause to happen to rocks?
Breaks them into smaller pieces
Makes them stronger
Stops them from moving
What is moved by wind, water, and glaciers?
Clouds
Soil, rocks, and sand
Grass and trees
What happens when sand erodes from one part of the beach?
It disappears forever
It makes another part of the beach bigger
It turns into a rock
