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LESSON 1
The Erosion-Deposition Process
A.
Reshaping Earth’s Surface
1.
A combination of constructive and destructive processes
produce .
2.
processes build up features on Earth’s surface.
3.
processes tear down features on Earth’s surface.
B.
A Continual Process of Change
1.
is the breakdown of rock.
a.
weathering breaks rocks into pieces without
changing the chemical composition of the rocks.
b.
weathering alters the chemical composition of rock.
c.
Water, wind, and ice are , or causes, of weathering.
d.
A rock’s resistance to weathering is based on its
composition.
2.
is the removal of weathered material from one location
to another.
a.
The of erosion can be affected by factors such as
weather, climate, topography, and type of rock.
b.
Erosion occurs on barren land than on land covered
with vegetation.
c.
Agents of erosion can move smaller pieces of rock
than they can move larger pieces of rock.
d.
The a piece of rock is, the more its sharp edges have
been broken off during erosion.