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When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
Weathering
Rocks and sediment get carried away
erosion
Sediments get dropped off
deposition
A fast moving river carries rocks downstream
erosion
Plant roots grow into a rock and cause it to split
weathering
a mudslide flows down a hill
erosion
rain washes soil off a hillside
erosion
wind stops blowing and sand forms sand dunes
deposition
fast running water causes rocks to pound into each other breaking into smaller pieces
weathering
waves pounding a cliffside
weathering
waves dropping seagrass on the beach
deposition
layers of sediment forming on the bottom of the ocean
deposition
a tornado picks up a cow and moves it across the field
erosion
Wind slowly creates holes in a cliffside over time
weathering
flowing water slowly creates a canyon
weathering
a parrotfish eats coral and poops it out as sand somewhere else
weathering and erosion and deposition
