Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

What is weathering?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

What is erosion?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

What is deposition?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

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

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into ___________.

• boulders
• mountains
• sediment
• soil

_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition
• All of the above

Which of the following is a cause of weathering, erosion, or deposition?

• Fire
• Soil
• Wind
• light

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

• departing
• deposition
• erosion
• weathering

Which of the following is a cause of weathering, erosion, or deposition?

• Minerals
• Trees
• Ice
• Sand