Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Review

The process by which earth’s surface is broken down into smaller pieces.

After pieces of the Earth are carried by erosion they are deposited somewhere else. Deposition means to deposit things somewhere else.

A five-thousand-foot-deep canyon located in Arizona. It was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years and is one of the best examples of weathering and erosion.

The process by which earth’s surface is broken down into smaller pieces.

After pieces of the Earth are broken down through weathering, those pieces are moved through erosion. It’s the process of moving things from one place to another.

After pieces of the Earth are carried by erosion they are deposited somewhere else. Deposition means to deposit things somewhere else

water

wind

ice

all of the above

An extremely cold liquid made from nitrogen gas being squeezed (compressed) really hard. It is -321 degrees Celsius (-196 degrees Fahrenheit) and is used to freeze things very quickly.

A five-thousand-foot-deep canyon located in Arizona. It was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years and is one of the best examples of weathering and erosion.

After pieces of the Earth are carried by erosion they are deposited somewhere else. Deposition means to deposit things somewhere else.