Can you think of a type of weather that can change Earth's surface?
What might happen if water freezes in a container?
What happens when wind sweeps up sand and throws it against a big rock?
How does a crack in the sidewalk form?
What are the three main ways weathering can happen?
Vocabulary
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Glacier | arrow_right_alt | The process by which earth’s surface is broken down into smaller pieces. |
Weathering | arrow_right_alt | It’s the process of moving things from one place to another. |
Erosion | arrow_right_alt | Drops sediment in a new place |
Deposition | arrow_right_alt | Slowly moving mass of ice |
Which of these might be carried by the wind, which causes the weathering of rocks?
List three things that may cause the weathering of rocks.
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What is weathering?
What is erosion?