What is WEATHERING?
The slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.
Name TWO causes of WEATHERING.
Flowing water, rain, wind, chemicals, plant roots, etc.
There's LICHEN growing on the rock in this picture. What's this an example of?
CHEMICAL WEATHERING.
What's EROSION?
The transport of weathered rock.
What's DEPOSITION?
The dropping off of weathered rock.
Name two CAUSES of EROSION.
Moving water, wind, glaciers, etc.
Name two CAUSES of DEPOSITION.
Moving water, wind, gravity (downward force), glaciers, etc.
How do rivers cause weathering, erosion, and deposition?
The moving water breaks down, moves, and drops off pieces of rock.
How do glaciers change the land? Name two ways.
They weather, erode, and deposit rocks and other pieces of the land. They freeze and melt, leaving water behind and cracking the land.
Name THREE ways in which people shape the land.
Building (construction), planting trees/gardens, digging mines/wells, building dams+reservoirs, etc.
