Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

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Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• Weathering
• Erosion

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Which event is an example of erosion?

• Snow falls during a storm
• Rocks slide down a hill slide
• A plant grows on a sandy beach

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Which is an example of Erosion?

• Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
• Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
• water in a river smoothing down rocks.

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