What is weathering?

• fragments of weathered rock

• is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

• occurs when eroded materials are dropped, or laid down

• is the main force behind sudden rock falls and landslides that can change the shape of a mountain.

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The process of sediment being dropped off in a new place is called

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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Deposition represents a(n) _________ in volume

• increase

• decrease

Erosion represents a(n) _____________ in volume.

• increase

• decrease

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Wind and water are agents of weathering, erosion, and deposition.

• True

• False

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Which process change Earth's surface.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• all above

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MOVING small rocks to another place is 

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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Dropping off and Building new from pieces of rocks is 

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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Breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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Wind BLOWING and MOVING sand is 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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