Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

Use this video and your vocabulary to answer the questions. The process where rocks are worn down or broken into smaller pieces. weathering erosion deposition The movement of sediment from one location to another by water, wind and ice. weathering erosion deposition When sediment is dropped or set down in another area. weathering erosion deposition Weathering, erosion and deposition can tear down and build up landforms. True False Some landforms formed by deposition are.... Deltas sand dunes snow drifts a, b and c Huge sheets of ice that slowly move downhill are called. canyon glacier volcano To help slow down erosion, people can. planttrees clear cutting build barriers add more water a and c a and b b and d sort the description into the correct category Weathering Water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches glaciers scraping rocks across the earth;s surface rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed Erosion flood waters moving soil from one location to another muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river wind blowing sand from one location to another a landslide flowing down a steep hill rain washing away soil from a hillside Deposition layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean glaciers dropping rock and sand waves dropping sand on the beach a delta forming at the mouth of a river ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes Match the word to the definition weathering breaks it erosion moves it deposition drops it sedimentary rocks rock formed by layers of sediments building up over time igneus rocks rocks formed by cooled lava Word find To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. DEPOSITION WEATHERING LANDSLIDE CHEMICAL PHYSICAL ABRASION EROSION CANYON DELTA DUNE This example of physical weathering is called.... ice wedging root wedging plant wedging rust water freezing and thawing over and over causing rocks to crack is called..... water wedging root wedging ice wedging sand blasting What is happening to this barrel? Chemical weathering Physical weathering glacier weathering root wedging Fast movement of rock, sediment, mud and dirt caused by water and gravity. landslide earthquake blizzard volcano