The Erosion and Deposition Process

A gentle stream can erode a small quantity of material slowly

• True

• False

Weathering can break rock sandstone into _____pieces.

Weathering can break rock shale and siltstone into _______ pieces.

The smaller pieces can be moved and transported _______ by agents of erosion.

During Erosion, rock fragments bump against each other.

• False

• True

During Erosion, rock fragments _______ against each other.

Rock-fragments can range from poorly rounded to well-rounded.

• True

• False

The more spherical and well rounded a rock is, the more it has been _________during erosion.

___________ is the separating of items into groups according to one or more properties.

• Sorting

• Erosion

• weathering

• deposition

As sediment is transported, it can become sorted by _________.

• grain size

• grain shape