Weathering or Erosion

Weathering means ...

• breaks it

• takes it

• drops it

Wind is able to pick up and carry sediments that are very tiny is an example of ...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Gravity moves rock and sediments down hill is an example of ...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing and breaking apart a sidewalk

• Weathering

• Erosion

The heat of the sun wearing down rocks 

• Weathering

• Erosion

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering

• Erosion

Waves moving sand to the ocean floor

• Weathering

• Erosion

Roots of plants breaking apart a sidewalk 

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Glaciers scraping across the Earth’s surface

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another 

• Weathering

• Erosion