Erosion Match Up
Event
Water
Erosion
Wind
Erosion
Mass
Wasting
Glacial
Erosion
Agent
(cause) of
Erosion
Definition-cause
DefinitionEffect
Running
Water
The act of water
washing away of
rocks and other
earth materials
from the
environment.
When rocks, pebbles or
even boulders that are
being carried by the
water smack the side
of the riverbed or the
beach- side, this can
cause further erosion.
Wind
circulating
particles of
dust
Gravity
Ice
Wind causes erosion This erosion removes
materials and
by picking up small
scraping rock
bits of gravel, sand,
surfaces. In the desert
and small rocks
you may see rocks
and blows them
with their tops worn
onto a surface.
smooth.
Gravity pulls rocks,
boulders, dirt, and
dust downward
towards the lowest
surface possible.
Landslides
Rockslides
Downhill creeping
of sediments
Giant bodies of ice that
can pick up huge
pieces of rock which
can smooth out areas
that were once rugged
and rocky.
Glaciers are such a
powerful force that
they can carve valleys,
or deposit large
amounts of sediment.
Picture
Example
The Grand Canyon is a
huge example of water
erosion by a river over
billions of years
Great Sand Dunes National Monument,
Colorado. Sand blown from the mountains
accumulates in the valley
Earthquakes,
volcanic
eruptions, rain
or melting
snow, and
poorly planned landscape changes
by humans can cause material on
steep slopes loosened.
A large boulder left by a melting
glacier
Strong winds along with dry,
bare soils contributed to The Dust
Bowl of the 1930’s—unprotected
topsoil blackened the skies, and
drifted into ditches and along
fence lines. The result was
unproductive fields and ruined
crops, and serious topsoil loss.
New Hampshire’s natural
wonder disappeared overnight
from gravity/mass wasting
White Mountains were formed
by glaciers that retreated over
10,000 years ago carving
narrow steep mountain
passes.
Deposition
Erosion
creates
sediment
that gets
deposited
Name_______________________
Agent
Event
(cause) of
Erosion
Water
Erosion
Wind
Erosion
Mass
Wasting
Glacial
Erosion
The process by
which sediments
are laid down in
new locations
Sediments can be laid
down in layers called
bedding
Alluvial Fan:
A fan-shaped
accumulation
of sediment
deposited at
the mouth of a ravine or at the
meeting of a smaller stream with
the main stream
Waves of sand (ripple
marks) often seen on a
beach at low tide and in
stream beds can be one
result of deposition
Erosion Match Up
Definition-cause
DefinitionEffect
Picture
Example
Deposition
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Ice
The process by
which sediments
are laid down in
new locations
Running
Water
The act of water
washing away of
rocks and other
earth materials
from the
environment.
Erosion
creates
sediment
that gets
deposited
Giant bodies of ice that
can pick up huge
pieces of rock which
can smooth out areas
that were once rugged
and rocky.
Landslides
Rockslides
Downhill creeping
of sediments
Glaciers are such a
powerful force that
they can carve valleys,
or deposit large
amounts of sediment.
Sediments can be laid
down in layers called
bedding
A large boulder left by a melting
glacier
Alluvial Fan:
A fan-shaped
accumulation
of sediment
deposited at
the mouth of
a ravine or at the meeting of a
smaller stream with the main
stream
Earthquakes,
volcanic
eruptions, rain
or melting
snow, and
poorly planned landscape changes
by humans can cause material on
steep slopes loosened.
Strong winds along with dry,
bare soils contributed to The
Dust Bowl of the 1930’s—
unprotected topsoil blackened
the skies, and drifted into
ditches and along fence lines.
The result was unproductive
fields and ruined crops, and
serious topsoil loss.
Our natural wonder
disappeared overnight from
gravity/mass wasting
White Mountains were
formed by glaciers that
retreated over 10,000 years
ago carving
narrow steep mountain
passes.
Wind causes erosion When rocks, pebbles or
Wind
by picking up small
circulating bits of gravel, sand,
particles of and small rocks
and blows them
dust
onto a surface.
even boulders that are
being carried by the
water smack the side
of the riverbed or the
beach- side, this can
cause further erosion.
Great Sand Dunes National Monument,
Colorado. Sand blown from the mountains
accumulates in the valley
The Grand Canyon is a
huge example of water
erosion by a river over
billions of years
Gravity
Gravity pulls rocks,
boulders, dirt, and
dust downward
towards the lowest
surface possible.
This erosion removes
materials and
scraping rock
surfaces. In the desert
you may see rocks
with their tops worn
smooth.
Waves of sand (ripple
marks) often seen on a
beach at low tide and in
stream beds can be one
result of deposition