Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 

• Erosion

• Deposition

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

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition 

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition 

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• faults