______________________ happens when sediment stops moving and begins to build up or forms layers.

_______________ moves sediment (rock pieces) from one place to another.

Which process describes a mudslide flowing down a steep hill?

Which process describes wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches?

What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?

The movement of sediment by wind, water, gravity, and ice is called______________.

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces is called_________________.

______________ is the process where sediment is laid down or dropped off.

When rocks containing iron are exposed to water and oxygen (process known as oxidation) and forms rust, this is called ________________________.

Roots growing into cracks of a rock and cracks the rocks apart is an example of______________.

Fill in the blank: An example of________________ is when rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice.

____________________ is the most significant form of erosion.

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

When water goes into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, thaws and repeats the process it is called _____________________.

__________________________ is the breaking down of rocks that does not change the mineral makeup of the rocks- just makes smaller pieces

Chemical weathering occurs more rapidly in a ____________ climate.

_________________________________ causes changes in the rocks by changing the mineral makeup of the rock.