Weathering & Erosion

Weathering is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

Sediment is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

Erosion is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

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.

What is the breakdown of the Earth’s crust into sediment called?

• weathering 
• raining
• Erosion
• Whooshing

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

• Weathering 
• Raining
• Erosion
• Breaking

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Minerals
• Deposition 

Erosion is:

• the break down of rocks
• the movement of soil and rocks
• the shaping of rocks
• throwing rocks into water

Tree roots can break down rocks.

• True

• False

The flowing down of very wet soil is called a

• rockslide

• landform

• mudslide