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Sediment in Motion

Sediment in Motion. Weathering. The process by which rock is broken down (physical or chemical). Weathering. Erosion. The process by which fragments of soil and rock are broken off the ground and c arried away. Erosion. Carried by: water , wind , ice , and/or gravity. Erosion.

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Sediment in Motion

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  1. Sediment in Motion

  2. Weathering • The process by which rock is broken down (physical or chemical)

  3. Weathering

  4. Erosion • The process by which fragments of soil and rock are broken off the ground and carried away

  5. Erosion • Carried by: water, wind, ice, and/or gravity

  6. Erosion

  7. Sediment • Particles of rock or soil picked up and moved by erosion and deposition.

  8. Sediment • Heavier sediment is dropped before lighter sediment.

  9. Sediment

  10. Deposition • The process by which sediment, soil, and/or rock is dropped off or deposited into a new location.

  11. Deposition

  12. Landforms • Rivers wear away landforms through erosion and build new landforms through deposition.

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