Erosion & Deposition

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Which practice would cause erosion? Options: Not using good farming practices, Skiing, Placing silt fences around building sites, Filling gullies with rocks

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Not using good farming practices

Front

The process where soil and rock are moved from one place to another.

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Erosion

Front

The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.

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Deposition

Front

At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast? Wind, Water, Animals, Gravity

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Water

Front

At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast? Wind, Water, Animals, Gravity

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Water

Front

What are examples of mass movement? Landslides and mudflows, Slumps, Creeps

Back

All of these

Front

What is the cause of mass movement? Options: Chemical weathering, Abrasion, Erosion, Gravity

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Gravity

Front

When a large amount of dirt and rock move downhill, this is known as a

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landslide

Front

The process of grinding rocks is called

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abrasion

Front

If a large amount of sediment suddenly slips downhill in one huge mass, it is called a

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slump