weathering and erosion

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion

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

• Weathering
• Erosion

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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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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

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The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• weathering
• erosion

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Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shining onto a mountain.
• Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces. 
• Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.
• All of the above.

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Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• Weathering
• Erosion

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The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• weathering
• erosion

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