Erosion & Deposition | Earth Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

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Studying and understanding erosion and deposition is crucial as it explains how Earth's surface is reshaped by natural forces. Erosion, caused by wind, water, and ice, wears away rocks and soil, while deposition builds up landforms by accumulating sediment. This knowledge helps us comprehend landscape formation, manage soil conservation, and mitigate natural hazards like landslides and flooding. Understanding these processes is vital for environmental management, agriculture, and urban planning, as it informs strategies to prevent soil loss, protect natural resources, and maintain ecosystem stability. Let's engage with an excellent teaching resource on that topic!

This erosion and deposition article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about erosion and deposition. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this erosion and deposition article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

For many educational standards, a base level of content knowledge is needed around the relevant topics, this erosion and deposition article covers that foundational knowledge for the standards: MS-ESS3-1 | MS-ESS2-1 | HS-ESS2-5 | HS-ESS3-1

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Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
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WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS EROSION AND DEPOSITION ARTICLE:

3 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
3 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with answers
2 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

Please note: That the Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.

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