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Erosion – The process of moving rocks and soil downhill or into streams, rivers, or oceans.
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DIRECTIONS: Part 1: Using a sheet of paper, fold it so that you have three columns like the example below. Cut out the three squares to the right and paste them at the top of each column.
Weathering Erosion Deposition
Part 2: Cut out each square below and place it in the box under the correct heading. Once under the correct heading, paste the characteristic onto your paper. Use the definitions below to help with sorting. - **Weathering** – The natural process of rock and soil material being worn away. - **Erosion** – The process of moving rocks and soil downhill or into streams, rivers, or oceans. - **Deposition** – The accumulation or laying down of matter by a natural process, as in the laying down of sediments in streams or rivers. ### A. A mudslide flowing down a steep hill ### B. Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks apart ### C. Wind blowing sand from one location to another ### D. Waves dropping sand on the beach ### E. Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down ### F. Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth’s surface ### G. Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river ### H. Landforms called deltas that form where rivers flow into other bodies of water such as a sea ### I. Glaciers that drop rock, sand, and other debris forming landforms called moraines ### J. Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean ### K. Wind blowing rocks together forming smaller rocks ### L. Rain washing away soil from a hillside