Weathering and Erosion

What is Weathering?

• A region's typical weather conditions over a long period of time

• The surface features of a regions

• The movement of sediments

• The process by witch rocks are broken into sediments over time

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Which one is not an agent of erosion?

• Wind

• Ice

• Water

• Sediments

What is erosion?

• A process that moves sediments to other locations

• A process that breaks down rocks through chemical processes

• Rocks that are highly resistant to weathering

• Weathering by water and wind

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TRUE or FALSE:

Deposition is the surface features of a region, like how mountains and valleys are formed

• TRUE

• FALSE

WEATHERING OR EROSION?

Carbon dioxide in the air dissolving in rainwater, and carbonic acid is formed

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TRUE OR FALSE:

Glaciers are an agent of erosion

• FALSE

• TRUE

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following contains agents of weathering?

• Water, wind, Gravity, Ice

• Ice, Weathering, water, temperature

• Rocks, Rust, Water, Wind, Gravity

• Water, Wind, Gravity, Cooling

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What is Deposition?

• The settling of sediments

• An agent of erosion

• A type of mechanical weathering

• The process of erosion

Is gravity an agent of erosion?

• YES

• NO