Weathering, Erosion & Deposition

What is weathering?

• occurs when the eroded materials are dropped or laid down

• fragments of weathering rocks

• the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical process

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

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What is sediment?

• occurs when the eroded materials are dropped or laid down

• fragments of weathering rocks

• the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical process

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

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In the pictures below, choose each picture that shows different types of physical weathering.

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In the pictures below, choose a picture that shows physical weathering of rock that has abrasion caused by wind.

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In the pictures below, choose a picture that shows chemical weathering of rock.

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Which picture shows an animal causing physical weathering?

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What type of chemical weathering is in the picture shown?

• oxidation

• mosses and lichens

• acid precipitation

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What are the two types of weathering?

• oxidation and abrasion

• physical and chemical weathering

• animals burrowing and plant roots breaking apart rocks

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The geological process when rocks or sediments move or are transported from one place to another is:

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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What are glaciers?

• They are winding rivers that carry sediment to a delta

• They are waves that constantly crash against the shoreline.

• are huge masses of ice that move slowly over land.

• They are sand dunes that form from wind depositing sediments.