Weathering and Erosion

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Sediment is...

• the breaking apart, wearing away, or dissolving of rock. 
• the scraping away of materials
• material that comes from the weathering of rock
• the moving of sediment and rock from one place to another. 

What made this landform known as a valley?

• Glacier
• hill
• deposition
• rocks

What was sand before it was broken down?

• soil
• rock
• water
• cement

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

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• faults

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Minerals
• Deposition 

What caused this canyon to form over many years?

• Water
• Deposition
• valley
• Plants

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out caves

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Which is an example of Erosion?

• Sand being pulled away from a beach by waves.
• Roots of a tree breaking apart a rock
• water in a river smoothing down rocks.