Weathering, Deposition and Erosion

The process in which eroded sediment is DROPPED and added to a landform or land mass.

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving limestone.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rivers depositing sediment and forming Deltas.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glaciers melt and dump rocks and dirt

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Rocks grinding along the bottom of a river making them smooth

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Ponds filling up with deposited sediment and becoming marshes

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A delta is an example of

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sediment

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This process must occur before erosion can take place.

• deposition

• abrasion

• weathering

• an earthquake