Changes to Earth's Surface

What is weathering?

• Breaking of rock into smaller pieces due to natural processes

• Movement of rock pieces by natural processes

• Piling of rock pieces

• Creation of mountains

What is erosion?

• Movement of rock pieces by natural processes

• Breaking of rock into smaller pieces due to natural processes

• Volcanic eruption

• Creation of mountains

Examples of weathering includes

• Rock falling down a mountain and breaking

• Wind breaking pieces of a rock cliff

• Water carrying pieces of rock broken off a cliff down the river

• Wind blowing rock pieces down a mountain

Example of erosion include

• Water carrying pieces of rock broken off a cliff down the river

• Wind blowing rock pieces down a mountain

• Creation of mountains

• Rock falling down a mountain and breaking

What is deposition?

• Volcanic eruption

• Piling of rock pieces

• Creation of mountains

• A small change to Earth's surface

Example of deposition include

• Beaches

• River beds

• Continents moving

• Piling of rock pieces

Fast change to Earth’s surface include

• Volcanic eruption

• Sand dunes at the Jersey Shore

• Walking in the sand creating footprints

• Wind breaking pieces of a rock cliff

Slow change to Earth’s surface includes

• Continents moving

• Creation of mountains

• Sand dunes at the Jersey Shore

• Walking in the sand creating footprints

Large change to Earth’s surface include

• Volcanic eruption

• Creation of mountains

• Continents moving

• Piling of rock pieces

Small change to Earth’s surface includes

• Wind blowing rock pieces down a mountain

• Sand dunes at the Jersey Shore

• Rock falling down a mountain and breaking

• Walking in the sand creating footprints