WEATHERING
EROSION
DEPOSITION
(BREAKING ROCKS )
(MOVING ROCKS )
(DUMPING ROCKS )
Weathering processes break down rocks into
smaller fragments
Erosion processes pick up and move those
weathered fragments to different locations.
There are three types of weathering. Write
their names and give examples:
There are four agents (methods) of erosion.
Write down what they are here:
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Deposition is the settling out of the smallest
fragments (sediments) after they have been
eroded.
Can you think of five places where
deposition may occur?
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