Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

_____ is when rock and soil are broken down due to natural forces (ice, wind, weather, etc.)

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

_____ is when rock and soil are moved by a natural force (water, wind, weather, etc.)

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

_____ is when rock and soil accumulate in places such as a riverbed, a shore or the grass.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Due to continually exposure to the water, rocks in a riverbed are smooth and rounded.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

A glacier pushes through an area and creates a valley.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Water seeps through cracks in rock. It freezes and causes the rock to break apart even more.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

A mudslide washes soil down a hill.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

A hillside slowly washes away into the beach/ocean.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Loose rocks fall down a steep hillside onto a road.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Soil and sediments gather in a river to create a sandbar.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition