A satellite image of an area in Florida shows a river with slight bends along its length. A second satellite image taken of the same area 10 years later shows the same river with a different course. What is the best explanation for the difference in the shape of the river's course between the two satellite images?

Water eroded the banks of the river and deposited the eroded soil on opposite banks, causing the river to form tighter bends

Wind blew waves across the water surface, eroding away the bank on one side of the river until the river's course changed its shape

Regular freezing and thawing of the river split the soil along the river banks, changing the shape of the river

Acid rain chemically weathered the banks along the river, forcing the river to wind back and forth

bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

decaying plant or animal material

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

expands, cracks, and breaks rocks

causes rocks to fall in landslides

What is mechanical weathering?

Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.

Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.

Rocks broken down by machinery.

Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

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