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Weathering and Erosion

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  • Name one cause of weathering.
    Snow
    Hail
    Wind
  • What are these called?
    Sand Dunes
  • Beaches are landforms that are created by deposition.
    True
    False
  • Weathering is?
    The movement of sediment
    The dropping off of sediment
    The breaking down of sediment
  • What is this an example of?
    Deposition
    Erosion
    Weathering
  • What is this an example of?
    Erosion
    Deposition
    Weathering
  • Erosion is?
    The breaking down of sediment
    The dropping off of sediment
    The movement of sediment
  • If trees are cleared by humans and they are not replanted, what will happen to the soil?
    It can blow away/Erosion
  • What is this an example of?
    Weathering
    Deposition
    Erosion
  • What is sediment?
    Crushed rock / Rubble
  • Deposition is?
    The dropping off of sediment
    The breaking down of sediment
    The moving of sediment
  • Name one cause of weathering.
    Sand
    Ice
    Rocks
  • Erosion only happens very quickly.
    True
    False
  • Gravity can cause a rockslide. Is this weathering or erosion?
    Erosion
  • The Grand Canyon was created by?
    Deposition
    Erosion
    Weathering