Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Sort

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Sort examples of weathering, erosion, and deposition with this science worksheet!

Sort the Examples of Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition All categories are equal. Weathering Flood 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. Erosion Rain washing away soil from a hillside. A mudslide flowing down a steep hill. Wind blowing sand from one location to another. Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river Flood waters moving soil from one location to another. Deposition Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean. Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form terminal moraines Waves dropping sand on the beach. Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers. Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes.

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