Crash Course Kids Weathering and Erosion

The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Flood Waters moving soil from one place to another.

• Erosion

• Biological weathering

• Physical weathering

• chemical weathering

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The process by which rocks, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

Rain washing away soil from a hillside.

• Weathering

• Erosion

​ (a)   the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

• weathering

• uplift

• rock formation

• metamorphic rock

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The changes in the Azure Window were caused by the ​ ​ (a)   process of ​ (b)  

• destructive

• weathering

• constructive

• erosion

• deposition

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This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​ (a)   force and a form of ​ (b)   weathering and erosion.

• destructive

• mechanical

• chemical

• constructive

• water

• liquid

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A root that cracks a rock as it grows is an example of ​
​ (a)  

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Answer explanation

The root cracking the rock is an example of Mechanical Weathering, which involves physical processes like roots growing, causing rocks to break apart.

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Input your responses. There are not enough blanks to fill out the last two but by process of elimination, you should know the answers.

g

h

i

j

f

e

d

c

b

a

ice

temperature

water

breakdown

physical

Earth's crust

work together

gravity

sediment

wind

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An enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil is called a (a)   .

• A glacier

• An iceberg

• An ice wedge

• A sand dune

Answer explanation

A glacier is a massive ice formation that moves over land, shaping the landscape through weathering of rock and soil. In contrast, an iceberg is a floating ice mass, an ice wedge is a crack in permafrost, and a sand dune is a landform made of sand.

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