Separate Breaking Down from Moving Away - Practice 2

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 glacier transports rock fragments. Which process is emphasized? no transport erosion weathering only

Question 2 A rock surface chemically changes and weakens in place. Which process is emphasized? weathering erosion deposition

Question 3 Runoff removes soil particles from a slope. Which process is emphasized? weathering only no movement erosion

Question 4 A piece of rock breaks into smaller pieces at the same spot. Which process is emphasized? no change weathering erosion

Question 5 Waves remove and carry loose sand from one patch. Which process is emphasized? erosion weathering only no transport

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