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Weathering and Erosion

Weathering and Erosion. By: Savannah, Abby, and Cassidy. Kinds of Erosion. Water Glacier Wind. Running Water. Surface Water - water moves to land from a river and sculpts the land. Ground water - water underground which erodes rocks and forms caves. Wind.

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Weathering and Erosion

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  1. Weathering and Erosion By: Savannah, Abby, and Cassidy

  2. Kinds of Erosion Water Glacier Wind

  3. Running Water • Surface Water- water moves to land from a river and sculpts the land. • Ground water- water underground which erodes rocks and forms caves.

  4. Wind Over a period of time wind can pick up things and carry or wear rocks away.

  5. Erosion Wearing away the Earth’s surface by natural forces.

  6. Glaciers Large mass of moving ice that shapes the land in many ways. The end of a glacier is called moraine.

  7. Deposition Process in which the sediments from erosion are carried away to another place and deposited; caused by: • Wind • Running Water • Moving Glacier

  8. Weathering Group of processes that break rocks into smaller pieces.

  9. Quiz Breaks rocks into smaller pieces Wind, water, and glaciers 2. What types of erosion are there? 1. What does weathering do?

  10. More Questions Ground and surface Water Moraine What is the end of a glacier called? What are the two types of water?

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