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Question 1 (1 point)

Which one is an accurate description of the process of erosion?
Question 1 options:

forming rocks and depositing them in new places

breaking rocks into smaller pieces

moving bits of rock and soil across the earth's surface by water, wind, or glaciers

water moving over the earth's surface and into the atmosphere

3.12 Quiz: Erosion Part 2 Pool 2
Question 2 (1 point)
Why does the process of mass wasting occur faster on a steep slope?
Question 2 options:

The force of gravity causes mass wasting to occur faster.

Landslides always move quickly.

Steep slopes are slippery.

Mountains have a lot of rainfall.

Question 3 (1 point)
Why does fast-moving water lead to greater erosion than slow-moving water?
Question 3 options:

The particles it carries are smaller.

It has more energy.

It usually flows in a straight line.

It evaporates faster.

Question 4 (1 point)
What causes mass wasting?

Question 4 options:

thermal energy

kinetic energy

expansion

gravity
3.12 Quiz: Erosion Part 2 Pool 3
Question 5 (1 point)
Which formation is the result of wind erosion?

Question 5 options:

glacial erratics

U-shaped valleys

unusually shaped rocks

mud slides

1 answer

Here are the answers to your questions based on the concepts of erosion and mass wasting:

Question 1: Which one is an accurate description of the process of erosion?

Answer: moving bits of rock and soil across the earth's surface by water, wind, or glaciers.

Question 2: Why does the process of mass wasting occur faster on a steep slope?

Answer: The force of gravity causes mass wasting to occur faster.

Question 3: Why does fast-moving water lead to greater erosion than slow-moving water?

Answer: It has more energy.

Question 4: What causes mass wasting?

Answer: gravity.

Question 5: Which formation is the result of wind erosion?

Answer: unusually shaped rocks.

Feel free to ask any more questions or for further clarification!