Changes on Earth's Surface

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

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expands cracks and breaks rocks

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

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Erosion

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Waves dropping sand on the beach

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Deposition

Front

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

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Erosion

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Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

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Erosion

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Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed

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Weathering

Front

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

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Weathering

Front

Which of these is an example of erosion?

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Wind blowing away sediment

Front

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

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moving water

Front

What is the correct order of the processes?

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weathering, erosion, deposition