Separate Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Track whether material is breaking down, moving, or settling.

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Weathering breaks down or alters material in place. Erosion removes and transports it. Deposition occurs when transported sediment settles. These processes can happen in sequence, but they are not the same action.

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Water freezing in a crack can help break rock apart: weathering. A stream carrying the pieces is erosion and transport. Pieces settling in a calmer area are deposition.

1. A rock cracks apart where it lies. Which process is described? Deposition Weathering Orbiting

2. A river carries sand downstream. Which process is represented? Cementation only Melting Erosion and transport

3. Sand settles as moving water slows. Which process is described? Deposition Evaporation only Metamorphism

4. Which sequence is possible? Fragments settle before they exist Rock breaks, fragments move, fragments settle Weathering always requires melting

5. Why should a scientist distinguish these processes? They are three names for exactly the same action Only deposition changes landscapes They describe different changes in the material's history

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