Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Sort

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Weathering-the breaking down of rocks
Erosion-the movement of rock from one location to another
Deposition-the dropping (or depositing) of rocks in the new location

Sort the cards into weathering, erosion and deposition.

Rapid temperature changes making a rock crack apart.
Rain washing soil from the P.E. field
Layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake.
A mudslide flowing down a hill.
A hurricance washing sand off of a beach.
Muddy deltas forming at the mouths of rivers.
Water freezing in the cracks in rock and splitting them open.
Strong winds blowing sand across a beach.
Glacier moving rocks down mountainside.
Lichen dissolving holes in rock.
A river poilishing rocks smooth without removing them.
Tree roots growing around rocks and breaking them.

Weathering
Erosion
Deposition