3rd Grade Weathering and Erosion Review

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Erosion: Which of these definitions correctly describes the meaning of erosion?

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the movement of materials, such as rocks and soil

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Weathering

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the breaking of materials, such as rocks and soil 

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Depositing

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the dropping off of rocks and soil in a new place

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What three things cause most erosion? Options: rain, snow, sleet, weathering, erosion, deposition, glaciers, moraines, valleys, wind, ice, water

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wind, ice, water

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What is a glacier?

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a huge sheet of moving ice

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What are moraines?

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Hills left behind when glaciers drop soil and rocks they carried

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Erosion moves materials from _____________ places and drops them in _____________ places.

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high, low

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Fill in the blanks: Thanks to erosion, mountains wear _____________ and valleys fill _____________.

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down, up

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What does erosion do to land over time?

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flattens land

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Order of the process: weathering, erosion, depositing, erosion, weathering, depositing, weathering, depositing, erosion, depositing, erosion, weathering

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weathering, erosion, depositing