Earth Systems Study Guide
Define each word. Draw a picture to illustrate the word.
Erosion: the movement of weathered materials
Floods: large amount of water covering land that is
usually
dry.
Fossils: preserved remains of plants or animals found in
rock thousands of years old.
Glacier: large slow moving mass of ice.
Ice erosion: movement of rocks and soil by glaciers or frozen water.
Vegetation erosion: movement of rocks and soil by plant
structures.
Water erosion: movement of rocks and soil by rain or moving water.
Wind erosion: movement of rocks and soil by air movement.
Illustrate Wind Erosion
Illustrate Vegetation Erosion
Illustrate Water Erosion
Illustrate Ice/Glacial Erosion
Identify where you would find each type of erosion.
Ice/Glacial
Vegetation
Water
Wind
Alaska
North
Greenland
Sidewalks
Forests
Prairie
Farms
Yards
Any state with
vegetation
Coast
River bed
Bank
Eastern Coastal
States
Desert
Kansas
Arizona
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering is the process of nature loosening materials, earth, particles and
erosion is when the materials, earth, particles MOVE.
What direction does erosion move soil & rocks? Down
What force is behind this? Gravity
What is the evidence of soil erosion? Rivulets, gullies, worn away rock, dirt or
plants
How is this prevented at people’s houses? Terraces, flowerbeds, grass
What can account for changes in soil weight? evaporation