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weathering erosion
Gr. 6 weathering erosion deposition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Are river deltas created by weathering, erosion or deposition | Deposition |
| Beaches are created by waves dropping sand on them. Is this weathering, erosion or deposition | Deposition |
| Are landforms such as canyons and waterfalls created by weathering, erosion or deposition | Erosion |
| As a river flows, it carries sediment and mud. Is this an example of weathering, erosion or deposition | Erosion |
| What type of erosion forms sand dunes and continuously changes the shape of them? Water, wind ice or gravity | Wind |
| wind blows sand from one location to another. Is this weathering, erosion or deposition | Erosion |
| What is the greatest agent of erosion and deposition on Earth? Wind, water, ice or gravity | Water |
| If water is moving fast, erosion (increases or decreases) and if moving slower, erosion (increases or decreases_ | Increases, decreases |
| What are the 4 main agents of erosion and deposition? | Water, wind, ice and gravity |
| Are layers of sediment that build up at the bottom of the ocean created by weathering, erosion, deposition | Deposition |
| What is the force that moves sediment downhill? | Gravity |
| When glaciers move, they scrape against the rock below them. is this an example of weathering, erosion, or deposition | Weathering |
| What is the laying down or dropping of sediment in a new location called? | Deposition |
| Are mudslides, landslides, creep and slump caused by weathering, erosion, or deposition | Erosion |
| When wind blows against rock forming smaller rocks. Is this an example of weathering, erosion, deposition | Weathering |
| Rain washes away soil from a hillside. Is this weathering, erosion or deposition | Erosion |
| The mechanical and chemical processes that break down rock on Earth's surface over time is called what | Weathering |
| Are landforms such as sand bars, barrier islands, and beaches caused by weathering, erosion, or deposition | Deposition |
| The movement of weathered material from one location to another is called what? | Erosion |
| What landform is created when a river deposits its sediment where it reaches slows moving water like a lake or ocean | Delta |
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