Weathering and Erosion

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What is weathering?

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The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

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What is the process of moving sediments from one location to another?

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Erosion

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Sediment

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Bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

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Which of these is an example of erosion?

Light shinning onto a mountain

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Rain breaking down rock

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Wind blowing away sediment

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All of the above

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Wind blowing away sediment

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Which agents break down earth materials?

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wind, water, and ice

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

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Erosion

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Wind blowing sand from one location to another

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Erosion

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The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

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weathering

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This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

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mechanical weathering

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This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

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chemical weathering