Weathering,Erosion & Deposition

Master weathering, erosion, and deposition! Practice key earth science concepts.

Deposition is described as... Materials dropping in a new spot Wind, rain or other natural causes breaking rocks Moving the broken minerals Weathering is described as... Materials dropping in a new spot Wind, rain or other natural causes breaking rocks Moving the broken minerals Erosion is described as... Materials dropping in a new spot Wind, rain or other natural causes breaking rocks Moving the broken minerals Match the statements to Weathering, Erosion or Deposition Weathering A river slowly breaks down a large rock into smaller pebbles Chemicals in rain dissolving rock and creating a cave Cracks in a rock are filled with water, then turn to ice and split the rock in half Erosion The river carries the small pebbles from Houston to Galveston The wind carries sand through the air during a big storm A riverbed carrying sediment downstream Deposition A pile of pebbles collects at the end of the river stream Sediment forming a delta Dust falling to the ground Fill in the blanks with the words provided! Weatheringis a process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces. The rocks or minerals in small pieces are carried away by erosion. The minerals being dropped into a new place is called deposition. Write your name here!