S6E5 Weathering Erosion Deposition 2023

Front

What is the process of laying down of eroded material called?

Back

Deposition

Front

What is the movement of weathered material (sediment) from one place to another?

Back

Erosion

Front

What do physical and chemical weathering both do to rocks?

Back

Break rocks into smaller pieces.

Front

What is a triangular deposit of sediment that forms where a river meets a larger body of water?

Back

Delta

Front

What is the term for the dropping off and settling of sediments to the bottom of a lake or river?

Back

Deposition

Front

What is the process called that involves the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Back

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, while erosion is the movement of those broken pieces.

Front

What are the two main types of weathering?

Back

Physical weathering and chemical weathering.

Front

What is an example of physical weathering?

Back

Frost wedging, where water freezes in cracks of rocks and expands.

Front

What is an example of chemical weathering?

Back

Acid rain dissolving limestone.