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Weathering, Erosion, And Deposition

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LANDFORMS

HOW DID THEY "FORM"?

LANDFORMS

ARE THE ARTWORK OF NATURE
Photo by nwhitford

ROCKS

ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS
Photo by stebulus

BUT HOW...

DO THEY GET THEIR SHAPE?

WEATHERING

THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCK BY PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
Photo by Markusnl

WEATHERING IS SLOW

Photo by a4gpa

MECHANICAL

WATER, ICE, OR EXTREME COLD

CHEMICAL

WATER (ACIDIC AND MOVING), SALT
Photo by Nicholas_T

BIOLOGICAL

PLANTS AND ROOTS

BUT WHERE DOES THAT BROKEN ROCK GO?

EROSION

THE MOVEMENT OF ROCK AND SOIL FROM PLACE TO PLACE

BY WIND

Photo by expom2uk

BY WATER

Photo by Foto Pau

BY ICE

Photo by Aztlek

WHERE DOES THAT SAME ROCK

END UP?

DEPOSITION

WHEN PARTICLES CARRIED BY EROSION ARE DROPPED SOMEWHERE ELSE

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN WEATHERING, EROSION, AND DEPOSITION?