Weathering Erosion Deposition

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The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.

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weathering

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the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited

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erosion

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the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.

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deposition

Front

What process most likely caused Sand Key, a barrier island along the coast of Florida, to form?

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deposition of sand

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The process by which physical forces reduce the size of rock particles without changing the chemical nature of the rock

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mechanical weathering

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Which is an example of weathering?

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the breakdown of rocks into soil

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How was the feature in the image formed?

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a delta formed from the dropping of sediment

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Weathering ______ and erosion _____

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breaks down material / carries material away

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What will eventually happen to the boulder at the front entrance to Gardner Newman over the next ten years?

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Wind and water will weather the boulder making it smaller.

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What happens to soil when the wind blows very fast?

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Soil erosion will increase.