Weathering and Erosion

Front

The mechanical breaking down of rock, breaking or wearing down, by water or wind

Back

physical weathering

Front

The movement or transportation of rock from one location to another

Back

erosion

Front

Rocks breaking into smaller rocks

Back

weathering

Front

Small rocks moved down river

Back

erosion

Front

Rounded rocks in the river

Back

weathering

Front

Pile of rocks collected at the end of the river

Back

erosion

Front

Cutting out of land to form the Great Lakes

Back

glacial movement

Front

Large mass of slow moving ice

Back

glacier

Front

Small particles of weathered rock such as clay, silt or sand

Back

soil

Front

When soil is converted by heat, pressure and time

Back

rock formation