Lesson One: Factors that shape Earth's surface

What are examples of Sediments?

• Sand, Gravel, Silt, and Clay

• Leaves and pine straw

• Water, Wind, and Ice

What is an example of how sediment moves? Hint: think about the experiment we did in class with the fan

• Wind

• Sediment doesn't move

• Sand, Silt, gravel, and Clay

• Temperature

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What is the best definition for weathering? Hint: Check page 173 in your textbook

• It is the movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another. River create erosion when they can move rock and soil downstream. Wind, gravity, and other forces also can cause erosion.

• The shaking of the ground caused by an earthquake.

• It is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

• The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces. This occurs in rivers when the current causes rocks to bump against one another and break apart.

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

• Water sitting at the bottom of a pond

• Sunlight shining on a mountain

• rain falling over a lake

• Wind blowing away Sediment

Explain how did the different fan speeds change how far the sand vs. gravel moved? Did one farther?

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Can you describe what happen when we added water drops to the sugar cubes? Can you explain what this was an example of? Hint: page 171 in your textbook!

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What is the best definition for Erosion? Hint: Page 173 in your textbook

• It is the movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another. River create erosion when they move rock and soil downstream. Wind, Gravity, and other forces also can cause erosion.

• It is the breaking down of rocks on Earth's Surface into smaller pieces. Weathering occurs in rivers when the current causes rocks to bump against each one another and break apart.

• This occurs when water slows downs and drops the rocks and sediments it carries. This occurs at the mouths of rivers and anywhere else water slow down or stops moving. The wind can cause deposition, too. Sand dunes result from wind depositions

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What is the process of rocks breaking into smaller pieces called?

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

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What is the best definition for Deposition? Hint: Check page 173!

• It is the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller piece. Weathering occurs in rivers when the current causes rocks to bump against one another and break apart.

• It is the movement of weathered rocks and soil from one place to another. Rivers create erosion when they move rock and soil downstream. Wind, gravity, and other forces also can cause erosion.

• Occurs when water slowdowns and drops the rocks and sediments it carries. This occurs at the mouth of the rivers and anywhere else water slows down or stops moving. The wind can cause deposition, too. Sand dunes result from wind depositions.

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Which statement best describes how wind can affect land features?

• It can cause rocks to freeze.

• Wind makes no changes to affect land features.

• It can make immediate changes to rocks

• It can make slow changes to rocks over time.