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What Is weathering?
Weathering is a natural process of breaking down rocks.
how can plants prevent weathering and erosion?
the trees roots hold on to the rock and holds on tight.
What is minerals?
Minerals are the chemicals that rock is made out of.
How can human cause erosion?
Walking in an area so many times and construction.
What are the three possesses that change the earths surfaces.
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition.
What is erosion?
Occurs when weathered bits of rocks or soil are loosened an moved from one place to another.
how can roots cause deposition?
the roots stop the sediment from going farther.
what is sediment?
sediment is eroded minerals that stop moving.
What dose till mean?
Till mean the ground is to break up or turn it over to prevent the soil from growing crops.
What is deposition?
Eventuality the eroded pieces stop moving and settled.
how can wind erode sand in the desert?
the wind moves the sand it moves in a different place.
What is sedimentary? rock?
Many earths surfaces rocks are sedimentary rocks.
What is a burrow?
A burrow is were a animal digs holes for shelter.
What is ice wedging?
Ice wedging is a process in which cracks in a rock that gets bigger from water that takes up much space.
how can a tree by the river affect the earths changing?
because there are cracks in the area and seeds from the trees that will cause root wedging.
What is a canon?
A canon is a deep valley carved by water in a area of rock.
What is a windbreak?
A wind break is a row of plants that is grown and a open area to help slow down the wind and reduce its harmful affects.
how can erosion and deposition happen after a rainstorm?
when it rains the minerals go with the rain and after the rainstorm the minerals end up on the streets and the sidewalks
What is a dam?
A dam is a wall of material that blocks the flow of a stream or river.