Erosion & Deposition

What is the mechanical and chemical processes that change objets on Earth's surface over time?

• weathering

• weather

• climate

• landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glacial erosion produces what type of valleys?

• A-shaped

• E-shaped

• U-shaped

• V-shaped

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are natural features of Earth's surface such as mountains, valleys, plains, deltas, and islands?

• weathering

• erosion

• landform

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

What is the transport of weathered material from one location to another?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landforms

What is the laying down or settling of eroded material?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landform

Constructive means ________.

• building up

• breaking down

Destructive means _________.

• building up

• breaking down

The 4 main agents of erosion & deposition.

• gravity, ground, & Beyonce

• gravity, wind, water, glaciers

• glaciers, icebergs, polar bears, and Alaska

• gravity, wind, animals, trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Liquid water is the greatest agent of erosion and deposition.

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is formed when sediment carried by a river is deposited when it reaches slow moving water?

• delta

• alluvial fan

• alpha

• ceiling fan