Kesler Erosion and Deposition

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

• Weathering

• Mountain building

• Plate movement

• Landslides

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The process of breaking rock and sediment into smaller pieces is known as...

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Constructive force

When water and gravity combine to cause mechanical weathering and erosion...

• A volcano may erupt

• A landslide or mudslide may result

• Tectonic plates may shift

• An island may form

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Sand dunes form as a result of...

• Recycling of crust at subduction zones

• Erosion and deposition by wind

• Freezing and thawing rock

• Erosion and deposition by water

Sandy beaches are built up through the process of...

• Deposition

• Convection

• Weathering

• Destructive forces

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Yosemite Valley was created over thousands of years by moving glaciers. This was a ​ (a)   force caused by ​ (b)   .

• constructive

• erosion

• deposition

• destructive

• weathering

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Match the following...

• When rocks and sediment are moved elsewhere by water, ice, wind, or gravity

• Weathering

• When rocks and land are broken down due to forces such as gravity, wind, water, and ice

• Deposition

• When features are built up on Earth's surface by sediment, tectonic plates, or volcanoes

• Erosion

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The deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river is a constructive force known as a...

• Delta

• Shore

• Beach

• Pond

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The process that moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• deposition

• erosion