Erosion

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/erosion

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is erosion and how does it move land?Erosion is when wind, water, ice, or gravity take pieces of land and move them to new places. It happens when these forces detach rocks and soil and carry them away.
2. How does water cause erosion?Water can splash, sheet, rill, or gully away soil. Rivers and rain can carry tiny particles or big rocks, and when the water slows down, it drops them to make things like deltas and floodplains.

Geomorphic Process: A natural process that shapes the Earth's surface, such as erosion, weathering, and deposition.
Mass Wasting: The downslope movement of rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of gravity.
Sedimentation: The process of settling or being deposited as sediment, often leading to the accumulation of material in water bodies.