Over time the wind, ice, vegetation, and water wear away small bits and pieces of sediment, rock, and other natural materials. Erosion takes these bits of material and moves them to a new location. Wind, water, and gravity can all move bits of broken rock and sediment. Temperature is not a direct cause of erosion. It plays an effect in the freezing and melting of water during the weathering process that breaks rocks apart.

Over time the wind, ice, vegetation, and water wear away small bits and pieces of sediment, rock, and other natural materials. Erosion takes these bits of material and moves them to a new location. Measuring the area over time, taking photographs for comparison, and writing detailed observations are scientific methods for determining if erosion is taking place.

Sasha and Steven are making observations about how different bodies of water move eroded materials. Rivers are a fast-moving flow of water, lakes and ponds are primarily standing water, and streams are slow-moving bodies of water. Based on the data, they measured and observed the river moved the materials the farthest distance. A connection can be made about the rate of running water and how materials will be eroded or carried away. The faster a body of water moves, the further and faster sediment and eroded materials will move.

Weathering and erosion are usually two terms used simultaneously and together, but each has its independent definition and usage. Weathering used in this context means the wearing away or changing the appearance and texture of something that is being worn away and broken down by the wind, water, ice, and vegetation. Water seeps into the rocks and freezes time after time, which slowly breaks the rock into pieces, plant roots grow through cliffsides and rocks, and the wind and rain batter shorelines with tiny fragments of sediments and water drops. All of these actions slowly break the rocks, shorelines, and cliff faces down.

Weathering and erosion are usually heard used together, but each has its definition and essential part of shaping our landscapes over time. Erosion is the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away and moved by the action of water, vegetation, winds, and ice. As fragments of rock or debris are broken off through the process of weathering, the materials are moved and worn away by erosion. A river will carry sediment downstream and move it to new locations as the process of weathering continues.

The type of erosion most likely to occur in the Mohave Desert would be wind erosion. The desert would not experience glacial erosion because there are no frozen blocks of ice. In the desert, there is limited water and vegetation, so neither of those would be likely to cause erosion. The desert does experience high winds and sandstorms, which would cause movement of the materials and sediment in the area.

Erosion is the movement of materials and broken down debris from the process of weathering. The correct answer choice must address the movement of materials, not just the breaking down of materials. "Wind blowing away sediment" is the right answer because it demonstrates the movement of sediment by the wind; sediment is material that settles in water or on shorelines, so this is a reasonable type of debris that would be picked up and moved.

Weathering and erosion are usually two terms used simultaneously and together, but each has its independent definition and usage. Weathering used in this context means the wearing away or changing the appearance and texture of something that is being worn away and broken down by the wind, water, ice, and vegetation. Erosion is the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away and moved by the action of water, vegetation, winds, and ice. As fragments of rock or debris are broken off through the process of weathering, the materials are moved and worn away by erosion. A river will carry sediment downstream and move it to new locations as the process of weathering continues. The question has the key phrase "moved from one place to another," which lets readers know movement is taking place, which is the process of erosion.

Erosion is the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away and moved by the action of water, vegetation, winds, and ice. As fragments of rock or debris are broken off through the process of weathering, the materials are moved and worn away by erosion. Constant strong winds could speed up the process of erosion compared to a soft breeze blowing occasionally.

Sasha and Steven are making observations about how different bodies of water move eroded materials. Rivers are a fast-moving flow of water, lakes, and ponds are primarily standing water, and streams are slow-moving bodies of water. Based on the data, they measured and observed the river moved the materials the farthest distance. A connection can be made about the rate of running water and how materials will be eroded or carried away. The faster a body of water moves, the further and faster sediment and eroded materials will move.