Weathering and Erosion

What is erosion?

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

• The process of transporting or moving broken material (rocks) from one place to another.

What is weathering?

• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

• The process of transporting or moving broken material (rocks) from one place to another.

Earthquakes cause natural disasters like tsunamis.

• True

• False

Which of the following does NOT cause weathering?

• waves

• wind

• rain

• sun

• None of the above

Earthquakes are measured by magma.

• True

• False

Deposition is

• the movement of the earth's crust

• the movement of weathered material from one place to a new spot or area

• the process of making a deposit in the bank

A seismograph is used to measure earthquakes.

• True

• False

The melted rock inside the earth is called

• magma

• gold

• iron

The melted rock that reaches the Earth's surface is called

• heat

• microorganism

• lava

Weathering affects the natural state of the earth.

• True

• False