Weathering and Erosion | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Chapter 4 - Section 1

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When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?

Weathering

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When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another?

Erosion

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Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes

Waves

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Water, wind, gravity, ice, plants are all part of this kind of weathering.

Mechanical

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Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone.

Chemical weathering

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The iron in the stones of the Grand Canyon turn the color of red

Chemical weathering

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

Erosion

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

Weathering

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Wind blowing sand from one location to another

Erosion

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Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

Erosion

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

Weathering

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What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

Erosion

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What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

Beaches

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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

Erosion

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Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

Erosion

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What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

Weathering

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