Separate Breaking Down from Moving Away - Practice 1

Weathering breaks material down in place.

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Weathering breaks material down in place. Erosion removes and transports it. A sequence can contain both; identify the specific action asked about rather than treating the two words as interchangeable.

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A rock cracks in place: weathering. A stream carries the broken pieces away: erosion.

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A rock can be weathered while staying in the same place. Transporting its loosened pieces is a separate process called erosion.

Question 1 A rock cracks but its pieces stay in place. Which process is emphasized? weathering erosion deposition

Question 2 A stream carries loose grains away. Which process is emphasized? weathering only no movement erosion

Question 3 A root widens a crack in rock in place. Which process is emphasized? deposition weathering erosion

Question 4 Wind moves loose dust away from a surface. Which process is emphasized? erosion weathering only no transport

Question 5 Water freezes in a crack and breaks rock in place. Which process is emphasized? erosion deposition weathering

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