3 Questions
Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?
Fire
What is the major agent of erosion?
Water
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks down rock, while erosion moves it.
Study Notes
- Erosion is the process in which the earth is worn away by water, wind, or ice.
- Weathering breaks down or dissolves rock, weakening it or turning it into tiny fragments.
- No rock is hard enough to resist the forces of weathering and erosion.
- Erosion moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another and creates sediment.
- Moving water is the major agent of erosion and creates larger valleys and changes coastlines.
- Wind is also an agent of erosion and carries dust, sand, and volcanic ash from one place to another.
- Ice can erode the land and glaciers move slowly downhill and across the land carrying everything in their path.
- Glaciers grind up rocks and scrape away the soil and carve out basins and steep-sided mountain valleys.
- Glacial periods are known as ice ages and glaciers carved much of the northern North American and European landscape.
- Today, glaciers continue to erode the earth and carry rocks and other debris downhill toward the sea.
Get ready to explore the powerful forces that shape the earth's surface in this erosion and weathering quiz. Discover how water, wind, and ice can wear away rocks and create stunning landscapes. With questions about glacial periods, coastlines, and more, you'll gain a deeper understanding of these natural phenomena and the impact they have on our planet. Test your knowledge and learn something new with this exciting erosion and weathering quiz.
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