Erosion Review

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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Which landform is formed because of the erosion of groundwater?

• valley

• canyon

• channel

• cave

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

• True

• False

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Which of these is an example of erosion

• Trees roots breaking a rock

• Rain breaking down rock 

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

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What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created

• The climate changes overnight

• Metal objects become rusty

• They change the Earth's surface

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What is the correct order of the processes?

• they all happen at the same time

• erosion, weathering, deposition

• weathering, erosion, deposition

• weathering, deposition, erosion

How does running water cause erosion?

• It carries fish and other creatures in it.

• People swim in rivers.

• It washes away soil and rocks.

• It doesn't cause erosion.

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What causes a valley like the grand canyon to form?

• earthquake

• running water

• landslide

• erosion by wind

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The process of eroded materials being dropped off in another place is...

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• creep

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This large scale erosion happens when these massive sheets of ice move across the face of the Earth.

• glacier

• wind

• water

• vegetation

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