T2 G3 Chapter 6 L2 Weathering p. 178 – 181

What change is this?

• weathering

• erosion

Weathering is to .................... rocks.

• move

• break down

Weathering takes short time.

• True

• False

Wind can not cause weathering.

• True

• False

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion

How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.
• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Glaciers

The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called

• weathering
• erosion

The earth's surface is always

• the same
• changing
• smooth
• wet