Erosion Basics
This process moves rock and sediment from one place to another.
What is Erosion
This process happens when sediment is dropped in a new location.
What is deposition
This moving natural force can carry sand and dust long distances.
What is wind?
This landform forms where a river drops sediment at its mouth.
What is a delta?
Erosion and deposition slowly change this over time.
What is the Earth’s surface?
Wind, water, ice, and gravity are examples of these forces that cause erosion
What are agents of erosion?
When a river slows down and drops sand and mud near its mouth, this landform can form.
What is a delta?
This frozen form of water can slowly move and carve landforms.
What is ice?
These are created when wind deposits sand in piles.
What are sand dunes?
This type of storm can increase erosion because of heavy rain.
What is a flood?
This natural process breaks rocks into smaller pieces before erosion moves them.
What is weathering
These form in deserts when wind deposits sand into large hills or ridges.
What are sand dunes?
Ocean waves cause erosion along this type of landform.
What are coastlines?
Glaciers can carve these deep valleys through erosion.
What are U-shaped valleys?
Plants help prevent erosion by holding this in place.
What is soil?
Rivers often cause this type of erosion as water flows downhill.
What is water erosion
This happens when waves drop sand along the shoreline, gradually building land outward.
What is beach formation (or deposition)?
This type of erosion is common in deserts where wind blows sand.
What is wind erosion?
This famous canyon was largely created by river erosion.
What is the Grand Canyon?
Farmers sometimes plant grass or trees to reduce this process.
What is soil erosion?
This force pulls rocks and sediment downhill and contributes to erosion.
What is gravity
Deposition usually happens when wind, water, or ice begins to do this.
What is slow down or lose energy?
Large moving rivers often create this curved landform through erosion.
What is a meander?
This landform forms when waves deposit sand along a shoreline.
What is a beach?
This happens when moving water loses energy and drops sediment.
What is deposition?