The Grand Canyon is an example of erosion by what?
Erosion by water.
What is the main source of deposition?
Flowing water
A large chunk of ice moving across the land is called a what?
Glacier
TRUE or FALSE: Islands are created by erosion and deposition.
FALSE
How does water erode rocks?
Running water carries sediment from one place to another
What type of weathering creates rust, sinkholes, and caves.
What is chemical weathering?
Describe the process of erosion by water?
The process of sediment being moved by flowing/moving bodies of water.
What 3 processes create landforms?
Weathering, erosion, deposition
TRUE or FALSE: Deposition ends the process of erosion.
TRUE and FALSE
Very small bits of soil and rock that make up landforms are called what?
sediment
What is the difference between chemical and physical weathering?
Chemical weathering involves a chemical change to a substance or rock and physical weathering is the physical breakdown of a rock by the action of temperature change, gravity and water.
What are landforms?
Naturally occurring features of the Earth's surface.
How are weathering, erosion, deposition, and landforms connected?
Weathering, Erosion , and Deposition create a cycle that builds up and tears down Earth 's surface. Landforms are the outcome of the cycle.