Water and Wind Erosion

Which process involves wind moving loose sediment?

• abrasion

• deflation

• impact

• plucking

How does wind weather a rock?

• The wind slowly drills a hole in the side of a rock.

• The wind smashes big rocks against each other.

• The wind shakes the big rock and makes it weak.

• The wind blows tiny pieces of rock against a big piece of rock. The tiny pieces slowly break the big piece.

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How does wind erode rocks?

• The wind just leaves the pieces of rock where they are.

• When small pieces of rock or sand fall off of a big piece, the wind blows them away and deposits them somewhere else.

• Wind does not erode rocks.

• The wind turns the sand back into rock.

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What can help protect against wind erosion?

• Rocks

• Sand

• Plants

• People

Wind can carry sand and dust farther than water can.

• True

• False

Where do you think wind erosion is most common?

• Deserts

• Jungles

• Forests

• Cities

Wind can cause erosion through

• deflation and abrasion

• plucking and abrasion

• erosion and abrasion

• deflation and erosion

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What is the primary cause of water erosion?

• Gravity pulling water downhill

• Wind blowing water across surfaces

• Sunlight evaporating water

• Plants absorbing water

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Which of the following is a method to prevent wind erosion?

• Building dams

• Planting vegetation

• Using chemical sprays

• Constructing wind turbines

How does water erosion differ from wind erosion in terms of sediment transport?

• Water can carry larger particles than wind

• Wind can carry larger particles than water

• Both carry the same size particles

• Neither can carry particles