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Erosion Causes and Effects
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Erosion Causes and Effects
🌊 Part 1: Understanding Erosion
1. What is erosion?
The building up of rocks and soil
The wearing away and movement of rocks and soil
The formation of new mountains
The melting of ice caps
2. Which of these are causes of erosion? (Tick all that apply)
Wind
Water (rivers, rain, waves)
Ice and glaciers
Human activities
Gravity
Plant roots
3. What happens when water hits rocks repeatedly?
The rocks become stronger
The rocks break down and pieces are carried away
The rocks grow larger
Nothing happens to the rocks
4. Which type of erosion creates valleys?
Wind erosion
River erosion
Coastal erosion
Chemical erosion
5. What causes coastal erosion?
Waves crashing against cliffs
Rain falling on beaches
Wind blowing sand
Ice forming on rocks
🏔️ Part 2: Landforms and Effects
6. How was the Grand Canyon formed?
Wind erosion over thousands of years
River erosion over millions of years
Glacier erosion during ice ages
Wave erosion from ancient seas
7. Which landform is created by glacier erosion?
Sand dunes
Sea arch
U-shaped valley
River delta
8. What is a negative effect of erosion?
Creating beautiful canyons
Forming new beaches
Destroying farmland
Making rivers deeper
9. How can humans help prevent soil erosion?
Cutting down all trees
Planting trees and grass
Building more roads
Removing all rocks from soil
10. Sand dunes are formed by which type of erosion?
Water erosion
Wind erosion
Ice erosion
Chemical erosion
🎨 Part 3: Diagram and Final Questions
11. Draw and label a simple diagram showing how a river erodes land to form a valley. Include: riverbank, water flow, and valley shape.
12. What happens to cliff faces during coastal erosion?
They move inland (backward)
They grow taller
They become stronger
They change color
13. Erosion can be both helpful and harmful. Which statement is true?
Erosion is always bad for the environment
Erosion is always good for the environment
Erosion creates beautiful landforms but can also destroy farmland
Erosion only affects mountains
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