Erosion and Weathering Concepts

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How can we help to slow down erosion?

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plant trees and other plants

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The freezing and thawing of water in rocks is called

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ice wedging

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Which is an example of erosion being a CONSTRUCTIVE force

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sand dunes and deltas

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smashing a brick is an example of

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physical weathering

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frozen water....

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expands

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The deposition of sediment by a river is called a

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delta

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Rain washes soil from a hill into the river.

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erosion

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What causes the most weathering

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moving water

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A thick mass of ice and snow that moves slowly downhill, like a slow moving river of ice

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glacier

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Does erosion ever stop?

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no