Grade 5 - Weathering & Erosion Lab

Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence states a difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion moves rocks to a new location.

• Weathering moves rocks from place to place.

• Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn't move them.

• Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.

Which of these actions is an example of erosion?

• Roots of a tree growing through a sidewalk

• Wind carrying small particles in a desert sandstorm

• Water freezing in a crack of a rock and causing it to expand

• Rocks on a trail breaking because of people walking on them

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Latisha knows that natural processes can cause changes to Earth's surface. Which of the following statements is an example of erosion?

• The root of a tree grows into a rock and splits the rock.

• A glacier picks up and moves rocks and bits of sediment.

• Ice forms in the crack of a rock, causing the rock to break.

• Heat and cooling temperatures cause rocks to crack apart.

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Luis knows that erosion and weathering cause many of Earth's surface features. Which of the following is an example of weathering?

• Ocean waves washing sand off a shoreline

• Wind blowing sand and pebbles along a beach

• River water carrying soil and sand through a canyon

• Roots of a tree breaking rocks into smaller pieces.

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The data table shows the width of a beach measured every two years. What natural process is causing the beach to become shorter each year?

• Weathering of rocks on the beach

• New plant growth on the shoreline

• Fish and other animals moving near the beach

• Erosion due to the ocean waves washing sand from the beach

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