Erosion
This process happens when wind, water, or ice slowly break down rocks and soil.
What is erosion?
What are the different types of erosion?
wind, water, or ice.
This natural force can blow sand across a desert, slowly wearing down rocks.
Hint: Its a type of erosion.
Wind erosion
These small pieces of rocks, soil, or sand that are carried by wind or water are called __.
Sediment
What happens to cliffs along the ocean when big waves crash into them?
The cliff begins to wear down due to the waves causing erosion.
Is erosion a fast or slow change?
Slow
The landform created when water carries sediment and drops it at a river's mouth, where the river meets the sea, is called a __.
Delta
This natural force can wash away sand from beaches and make the shoreline smaller over time.
What are waves?
This big block of ice moves slowly across land and can scrape the ground.
What is a glacier?
When rainwater flows over the ground and carries soil or dirt with it, it is called __.
Runoff
The Grand Canyon in Arizona was formed by this natural process. Water from the Colorado River slowly carved out the canyon over millions of years.
What is water erosion?
What is an example of erosion done by humans?
Removing plants or trees.
This is the term for the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces, often caused by wind, rain, or temperature changes.
Weathering
This type of erosion happens when wind moves small pieces of sand or soil, often creating sand dunes in places like deserts or beaches.
What is wind erosion?
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Hint: Think of if they are slow or fast changes
Weathering is a fast change. Erosion is a slow change and happens over a period of time.