4th Weathering Erosion and Deposition

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Example of deposition from ice.

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Glaciers drop rocks and sediment as they melt.

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Identify how weathering from ice causes slow changes to Earth’s surface. Options: A glacier deposits rocks as it moves., A glacier melts, leaving behind rocks., A glacier carries away rocks as it moves., A glacier rubs against rocks as it moves.

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A glacier rubs against rocks as it moves.

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Example of slow change to Earth's surface caused by deposition from water:
- a sand dune
- a ditch
- a river delta
- smoothing of rocks in a river

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a river delta

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

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Weathering is the process of breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals through direct contact with the Earth's atmosphere, while erosion involves the movement of these particles by wind, water, or ice.

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As a glacier moves down the mountain, it carries with it rocks and other matter. Identify what this slow change to Earth’s surface is called.

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erosion from ice

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Example of deposition from wind:

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sand dunes

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Jorge performs an investigation in the lab to show the effects of slow changes to Earth’s surface. He represents land with a clump of sand and blows through a straw directly onto the clump of sand. What is he trying to investigate?

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how wind erosion changes Earth’s surface

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What is Jorge trying to investigate by dropping water onto a clump of sand in the lab?

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how water weathering and erosion changes Earth's surface

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Moving water that cuts away at rock is an example of rock being weathered.

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True; weathering is the process of rocks being cut down or broken apart

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When water gets into the cracks in rocks, freezes, melts, and freezes again, it is an example of...

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weathering