Weathering and Erosion (MA/HA)

When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• erosion
• weathering
• sediment

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

• sediment
• weathering
• erosion

Soil is a mixture of the following except

• weathered rock particles

• dead plant material

• garbage

• dead animal material

Water, wind, gravity, ice, plants are all part of this kind of weathering

• Chemical

• Mechanical

Roots break apart a side walk

• Chemical weathering
• Physical weathering

Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone

• Chemical weathering
• Mechanical weathering

The iron in the stones of the Grand Canyon turn the color of red

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion