Weathering and erosion

What can cause weathering? (Check all that apply)

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The process where rocks are worn away or broken down into smaller pieces by water, wind or plants is.......

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• water erosion

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Which of these do not cause particles of this rock to go into the ocean?

• gravity

• ice

• wind and rain

• ocean temperature

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Which is an example of mechanical weathering?

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The Earth's surface gets broken down through __________.

• weathering

• deposition

• eroding

• erosion

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The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mechanical Weathering

The grand canyon was created through weathering and erosion from wind.

• True

• False

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When sediment is deposited somewhere new

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which statement correctly defines the word erosion?

• Erosion is when pieces of the Earth are deposited somewhere else.

• Erosion is a fast process like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

• Erosion is the process by which earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces.

• After pieces of the Earth are broken down through weathering, those pieces are moved .

The Earth's surface gets broken down through (a)  

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