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Science - Weathering

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TermDefinition
weathering The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological processes
erosion The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind.
deposition When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location.
weathering caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
weathering water getting into cracks, freezing and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
weathering wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
weathering flood water pounding against canyon wall and wearing it down
weathering glaciers scraping rocks across the earth's surface
erosion layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean
erosion a mudslide flowing down a steep hill
erosion muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
erosion rain washing away soil from a hillside
erosion wind blowing sand from one location to another
erosion flood waters moving soil from one location to another
weathering rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
deposition Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
deposition waves dropping sand on the beach
deposition glaciers dropping rock and sand to form terminal moraines
deposition ponds filing up with sediment and becoming marshes
Created by: AnabelleSchira
 

 



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