Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

What caused this road to erode?

• Strong Wind

• Waves of Water

• Ice

• Humans digging

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What type of weathering is this?

• Ice

• water

• Wind

• Living Things

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What is destroying this sidewalk?

• Plant Splitting

• Ice Wedging

• Ground Breaking

• Root Wedging

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What will happen to this sidewalk if the tree continues to grow?

• The roots will grow away from the sidewalk

• The roots will grow and break the sidewalk into pieces.

• The roots will stop growing

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How is the river changing the valley over time?

• The river is drying up, exposing rocks

• The river becomes more narrow

• The river freezes

• The river is widening, covering more land and rocks.

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What is deposition?

• Large pieces of rocks are carried by by animals

• Rocks stay attached to cliffs, without moving.

• Small weathered material, like rocks and soil, that have built up on land forms.

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What most likely caused this rock to change?

• Water got into the crack and froze many times

• Wind quickly blew sand into the crack

• sunlight made the rock get hot and burst

• a karate chop (don't pick this)

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Does weathering and erosion happen quickly?

• Yes

• No

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What created the Grand Canyon?

• Earthquakes tore the land in half

• Floods Quickly Caused landslides

• Rain, wind and the river slowly carved into the rock and soil

• Large erupting volcanoes

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Which is an example of wind weathering?

• A rock cracking in half

• A root breaking a sidwalk

• A road cracking in winter

• A desert rock changing shape over many years

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