Sign up for FREE

Science Explainer: How does erosion happen?

Last updated 12 months ago

3 questions

Note from the author:

Read the passage: How Does Erosion Happen?  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage: How Does Erosion Happen?  Then answer the questions below.

Required

1

Question 1

1.

Other Answer Choices:

rock

sediment

ice

erosion

4-ESS2-1

Required

1

4-ESS2-1

Required

1

4-ESS2-1

Drag each answer choice into the correct space. Not all answer choices will be used.

Small pieces of _________ , called _____________ , are moved during ____________ .

Question 2

2.

Drag each description to its type of erosion agent.

This agent causes rivers to wear away their banks and create larger valleys.
Glaciers, which are made of this agent, pick up everything in their path and erode both the ground and rocks.
This agent is responsible for the formation of sand dunes in deserts.

Water
Wind
Ice

Question 3

3.

How can humans prevent too much erosion? Select two correct answers.

by cutting down forests and plowing grasses

by changing the landscape with native plants to hold the soil in place

by contributing to global warming

by rebuilding roads and tunnels

by installing structures to keep rocks in place