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Science Explainer- Overview: Erosion and weathering

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Read the passage Overview: Erosion and weathering. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage Overview: Erosion and weathering. Then answer the questions below.
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Question 1
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Drag each answer choice to the box that correctly represents the geological process that is occurring at that position.
Other Answer Choices:
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Question 2
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Drag each action to the geological process that is happening.

  • a rock's fragments being carried away
  • a rock breaking down into fragments
  • a plant splitting a rock as it grows through a crack
  • a river depositing rock fragments into the ocean
  • Weathering
  • Erosion
Question 3
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What statements about weathering and erosion are true? Select two correct answers.

Wind is not responsible for causing weathering or erosion.
Erosion occurs when wind carries sand from one area of a beach to another.
Weathering and erosion are the same process.
A river stream that carries rock fragments is an example of weathering.