Unit 4- Investigating Earth's Changes

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The process by which rocks are broken down

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Weathering

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The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

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Deposition

Front

Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.

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sediments

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Sediments piling up at the bottom of a hill or at the bottom of the ocean floor are examples of

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deposition

Front

This delta is a landform created by sediment being dropped where the river meets the ocean. This is an example of

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deposition

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This arch was created by pieces of rock being washed away by the waves.  This is an example of 

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erosion

Front

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called __________.

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Erosion

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Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

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are dropped in new places.

Front

Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of what?

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Deposition

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The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks is called

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erosion