Erosion and Deposition Answers

Which agent contributes to erosion?

A rocky hill cracks after water settles and freezes. Several trees on the hill tilt due to the very slow downhill movement of rock and soil. The movement occurs over a long distance.Which type of mass movement does this describe?

Sediments are carried from a hilltop to the ground at the bottom of the hill on a windy day. What is the agent of erosion?

Which factor most likely facilitates mass movement after heavy rains in a dry region?

In the cycle that shapes Earth’s surface, which event must happen before erosion can occur?

How does the substance in a mudflow form?

Which natural phenomenon can trigger a landslide?

Which sediment would have the slowest rate of deposition?

Study the image.

Which factor influences the mass movement of particles?