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Weathering/Erosion/Deposition

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  • Gravity causes a rock to move down a slope.
    erosion
  • Water gets into cracks of rocks and expands. The rock splits.
    weathering
  • A river cuts through a rock forming a canyon.
    erosion
  • The process that deposits sediment, soil, and rock onto land.
    deposition
  • The process that breaks down rock into smaller pieces called sediment.
    weathering
  • Acid rain falls on a rock statue and over time dissolves parts of it.
    weathering
  • An arch can be formed by wind hitting a rock and creating a hole.
    weathering
  • The process that moves sediment to another location,
    erosion
  • A salt dome is a hill of salt that has formed due to marine water evaporating.
    erosion
  • Beach waves help build up sand and pebbles onto the shore.
    deposition
  • Moss produces a weak acid that dissolves the rock.
    weathering
  • The flow of the river slows down and drops sediment to form a delta.
    deposition
  • A tree grows into a rock and the rock breaks apart over time.
    weathering
  • A glacier moraine is a build up of dirt and rock left by the glacier.
    deposition
  • Lightning strikes and cracks rocks on a mountain.
    weathering
  • U-shaped valleys form due to sediment moved by a glacier.
    erosion
  • As wind slows down, it drops some of its sand, and sand dunes are formed.
    deposition