Weathering makes a mess, erosion cleans it up

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

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition 

Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

• True
• False

Which of these is an example of erosion

• Light shining onto a mountain

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• All of the above

What is the correct order of the processes?

• they all happen at the same time
• erosion, weathering, deposition
• weathering, erosion, deposition
• weathering, deposition, erosion