Weathering and Erosion

Reading -- Weathering and Erosion

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Multiple Choice

WEATHERING means

• rocks melting into magma

• the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

Why do sidewalk cracks become wider during winter?

Multiple Choice

EROSION is...

• a mass of ice that moves slowly across the land

• the wearing away and movement of weathered rock

• the dropping off of weathered rock

Multiple Choice

a GLACIER is...

• a mass of ice that moves slowly across the land

• the wearing away and movement of weathered rock

• the dropping off of weathered rock

Multiple Choice

a DEPOSITION is...

• a mass of ice that moves slowly across the land

• the wearing away and movement of weathered rock

• the dropping off of weathered rock

What causes erosion?