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Wind and Water Erosion

Explore how wind and water change Earth's surface in 10 problems with an answer key. Free printable PDF for Grade 4.

10 problems · Standards: 4-ESS2-1 · Difficulty: medium

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Grade: Grade 4
Subject: science
Topic: Explaining how wind and moving water weather, erode, transport, and reshape Earth's surface.
Pages: 3 · worksheet + answer key
Answer key: ✅ Included
Class time: about 15 min

1. A strong wind blows across a sandy beach. What happens to the sand?
2. Rain falls on a dirt hill and water flows down the side. What happens to some of the dirt?
3. A river flows over rocks for many years. The rocks that were once sharp and jagged are now smooth and round. What caused this change?
4. After a rainstorm, a stream carries mud and small pebbles downstream. When the stream slows down in a flat area, what happens to the mud and pebbles?
5. Strong winds blow across a dry farm field every day for a month. The farmer notices that soil from one end of the field is now piled up near the fence at the other end. Explain what process moved the soil.
6. A waterfall crashes onto rocks at the bottom every day for hundreds of years. What will happen to the rocks at the bottom and why?

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10 problems across 3 pages (worksheet + answer key)
Answer key included — every answer, ready to check
Standards: 4-ESS2-1
Skill: Explaining how wind and moving water weather, erode, transport, and reshape Earth's surface.
Suggested use: classwork, homework, or sub plans

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