Weathering and Erosion

  When liquid water gets into the cracks of rocks and freezes, the rock can _______________ because the water will _______________ when it freezes.

When rocks are broken down into small pieces, we call this __________________.

________________ and _________________ can both cause weathering and erosion.

Erosion is the ______________ of weathered materials from one place to another.

What kind of erosion is this?

What kind of erosion is this?

What kind of erosion is this?

Weathering and erosion change what the Earth’s land looks like. For example, it can change what mountains, beaches, cliffs, and canyons look like.

Weathering and erosion do the same thing to rocks.

Plants’ roots are strong enough to break rock.