Erosion

What is weathering?

• A process that breaks down ROCKS into small pieces.

• A process that breaks down AIR into small pieces.

What is one thing that causes weathering?

What is erosion?

• Movement of the sun

• Movement of broken down minerals by nature (wind, water, etc.)

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering= breaks down rocks

  Erosion=carries the broken down rocks/minerals away

• Weathering= the weather outside

  Erosion=the sun rising and falling

What happened to the beach in Massachusetts?

• Water Erosion-water took part of the beach away/broke it up into islands

• Nothing

The Hydrosphere shapes and moves the Geosphere.

• True

• False