Erosion Brain Pop

Which agents cause erosion?

• wind, glaciers, running water, waves

• wind and waves

• wind and glaciers

• wind, glaciers, running water, waves, and dirt

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What holds sand and soil together against the effects of wind and water?

• plant roots

• deposition

• erosion

• water

______ occurs when rocks are broken into fragments.

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_____ occurs when those fragments move.

What does erosion create?

• floodplains, deltas and sandbars

• floodplains and sandbars only

• deltas only

• deltas and sandbars only

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How many years does it take erosion to create a canyon?

• millions of years

• thousands of years

• hundreds of years

• years

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_____ are formed by weathering and erosion, too.

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_____ is made by the gradual process of pebbles being broken into smaller and smaller pieces by the motion of waves.

As _____ move, they slowly but steadily pick up loose materials from the ground.

Pieces of rock caught on the glacier’s surface grind mountain walls and valleys.

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______ occurs when rock segments are dropped.