Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

Weathering occurs when wind blows sand against a large rock, breaking off small pieces from the larger rock.

• True

• False

One example of weathering is when trees on a rocky mountainside drop their leaves covering the rocks on the ground.

• True

• False

_______________ is the dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.

• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

• Shade provided by the plants leaves breaks the rocks.

Rocks being picked up and carried downstream is an example of ____________.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Name three processes that work together to cause changes to Earth’s land?

A ____________ is a large mass of slow-moving ice that flows down a slope. It pushes rocks and soil as it moves.

During weathering, broken pieces of rock are moved to a new place.

• True

• False