Part 1
Name the cycle with these words. Weathering, erosion, and deposition.
Soil and rocks are weathered and broken up into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces are carried away through erosion by wind or water. The wind or water then places this soil or rock in a new area in a process called deposition.
When rainwater dries, it leaves behind dried mud that __________________ when you touch it.
crumbles
Why might sand in a desert look different from day to day?
The wind moves the sand to a different place.
The roots of a tree can both speed up or slow down erosion. True or False
How many states are in the U.S.?
50 states
Earth's surface changes are always natural and cannot be stopped.
False. Some of earth's surface changes can be slowed down with better farming or conservation practices.
When water flows from a garden to a sidewalk, carrying bits of soil with it, this is can example of....
erosion
When sand goes through a process of being redeposited to another location. The sand at the new location is an example of....
Deposition
Tree roots.
What is the capital of France?
Paris
True.
Grass, because it will anchor the soil to the ground during storms.
Wind can weather rocks causing them to erode. True or false.
True
On the river's edge tree roots can also help. How?
The tree roots anchor soil along the rivers edge and keep it from flowing away as easily.
How many hoops are in a regular game of basketball?
The water during a storm leaves a layer of soil behind on the sidewalk. This is called...
deposition
What might be blowing through the air if you are in a windy desert?
Sand
Bankruptcy
What is the distance of the NBA three point line?
22 feet
Scientists study __________________ to see how the earth has changed.
evidence
To slow down erosion, groundcover from plants or rocks can not help. True or false.
false
erode, deposit
True, the roots will anchor the soil down.
Bankruptcy
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