[4.E.2.3] Weathering, Erosion & Deposition

Vocabulary:

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Weathering is the breaking apart of larger rocks, shells, leaves, twigs...into smaller pieces called sediment.

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There are 2 types of weathering:

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1. PHYSICAL WEATHERING or MECHANICAL WEATHERING

2. CHEMICAL WEATHERING​

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The process of breaking rocks apart WITHOUT changing their chemical composition.

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​Physical/Mechanical Weathering

​Erosion carries soil and sediment away.

• WIND, RAIN and GLACIERS carry sediment from one place to another. ​

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