Weathering and Erosion (PRE)

_____________ is the process that wears away or breaks down rock.

• Erosion

• Evidence

• Weathering

____________ is observable information that you can use to answer questions.

• Weathering

• Evidence

• Chemical weathering

___________ happens when rain mixes with chemicals in the air and interacts with rock.

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

____________ happens when wind, water, ice or plants cause rock to flake or crack.

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

___________ is the process in which weathered particles are removed from land.

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Erosion

Water, wind, and ice carry particles from places where they were weathered.

• True

• False

___________ is the process in which particles removed by erosion are deposited in a new place.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

Weathering and erosion, along with the movement and deposition of particles, are NOT happening all the time.

• True

• False

Erosion can cause slow changes over time.

• True

• False

Chemical weathering does not cause rock materials to turn into new kinds of materials.

• True

• False