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What is erosion and types of erosion?
Erosion is the process of carrying bits of rocks and other materials. There are two types of erosion called water erosion and wind erosion.
What are three transporting agents of erosion?
water erosion, wind erosion, and glacial erosion.
What are the five forces or erosion?
Wind erosion, liquid erosion, chemical/corrosive erosion, heat erosion, can't think of any more...
Does stormwater runoff affect the biosphere?
It can negatively affect the environment if the proper stormwater control guidelines are not followed. Harmful sediments can easily be spread from clogged drains, erosion, and even flooding.
What is example of erosion in the Edwards plateau?
wind erosion rain erosion
What is always followed by erosion?
deposition
What geological processes would be responsible for Yosemite National Park in California?
Early volcanic activity, uplift and erosion followed by glaciation and further erosion.
What processes can change igneous rock into sedimentary rocks?
Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
How fall was created?
Elevation change in the terrain where the river flows, followed by erosion that slowly created the falls
How was Cumberland Falls created?
Elevation change in the terrain where the river flows, followed by erosion that slowly created the falls
The major agent of erosion that has shaped Earth's surface is?
Of the agents of erosion (water, wind, and ice), moving water is by far the largest contributor.
What are types of erosions?
There is water erosion, wind erosion, ice erosion, basically anything that breaks down earth materials is erosion.
How might a sandstone change into another sandstone?
Sand that is overlayed by additional sediments will experience compaction. Small gaps between sand particles will fill in with minerals which cement the particles together. The process takes a long, long time.
What is the wearing away of the earth's surface?
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What are Two landforms created by rivers?
v-shaped valley ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONwaterfall ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONalluvial fan ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONflood plain ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONlevees ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONmeanders ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONox - bow lake ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONbraiding ...................EROSION / DEPOSITIONdelta ...................EROSION / DEPOSITION
What is erosion and types of erosion?
Erosion is the process of carrying bits of rocks and other materials. There are two types of erosion called water erosion and wind erosion.
What are three transporting agents of erosion?
water erosion, wind erosion, and glacial erosion.
