Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

What is Weathering?

• Breaking down rocks into small pieces.

• Breaking down rocks into large pieces

• Breaking down trees into large pieces

What is physical weathering?

• Freezing and melting.

• Breaking down rock by hitting them and making them split apart.

• Peel off into large flakes

What is Hummus?

• Liquid water.

• Widen the cracks.

• Rooted plants and animal remains that becomes part of the soil.

The A Horizon, has:

• Has no hummus.

• Is rich in hummus.

• Has big rocks.

The B Horizon:

• Is the subsoil.

• Some plants and roots grow.

• Little Hummus.

• All of the above.

Erosion carries away broken pieces of rock, and deposition drops off broken pieces of rock.

• False.

• True