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Weathering and Erosion

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    Weathering and erosion
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  • Name one cause of weathering.
    Wind, water/ice or plants.
  •  10
  • Name one cause of erosion
    Wind, water or ice.
  •  10
  • Weathering is the process that breaks _________ into smaller pieces.
    rocks
  •  15
  • Erosion is when rocks, soil or sand are ________ from one place to another.
    moved
  •  15
  • Weathering is a very __________ process.
    slow
  •  15
  • A flowing river that washes away rocks and soil is an example of __________.
    erosion
  •  15
  • Water that goes into cracks, freezes and then breaks rocks into smaller pieces is an example of _____________.
    weathering
  •  15
  • A _________ is a large sheet of moving ice that can cause erosion.
    glacier
  •  20
  • Roots that grow too big and cause rocks to break into smaller pieces is an example of weathering by _______.
    plants
  •  15
  • Both weathering and erosion causes the Earth's surface to _________.
    change
  •  15
  • When sediment is pick up by water, wind, animals or ice and drop somewhere else, is what?
    deposition
  •  25
  • What is it called when I have drawn on the sidewalk then it rains and washes away my chalk drawings.
    Weathering
  •  15
  • My dog is digging a hole and dirt is flying everywhere. This is called....
    Erosion
  •  15
  • A waterfall is carrying tiny pebbles down the mountain with it. This is an example of....
    Erosion
  •  20
  • The wind has blown sand from one to dune to create another dune. This is an example of....
    Deposition
  •  20
  • The agents of Erosion are water, wind, ice, animals and .....
    Gravity
  •  25