6 Weathering vs. Erosion - True/False

Weathering by fast water currents causes dirt to break off on the sides of a river.

• True

• False

Weathering from a river causes a rock to wear down for 100 years until it is smooth.

• True

• False

Weathering by glacier carves out U-shaped valleys.

• True

• False

Weathering by rain causes the movement of sediment.

• True

• False

Weathering by wind causes sand to blow.

• True

• False

Erosion by gravity causes rocks to break into smaller pieces.

• True

• False

Erosion by water causes sand to wash up onto a beach.

• True

• False

Erosion by wind carries sand away from the beach.

• True

• False

Erosion by ice wedging causes concrete to break into smaller pieces.

• True

• False

Erosion by growing plant roots causes cracks between the spaces in a sidewalk and widens them.

• True

• False