Good Morning Class!

Recall

What is weathering?
How do rocks weathered?
What happens to the rocks after they
weathered?
What Caused These?
Learning Objective

Explain how the products of weathering are

carried away by erosion and deposited
elsewhere.
Erosion and Deposition
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Ability to present The presentation of The presentation of the The presentation done is
the properties of properties of elements in difficult to understand. The
elements in a group is a group is generally- learner has little idea on
well-organized and organized but needs the properties of elements.
understandable. more details for better
understanding.

Correctness of The presentation done The presentation done is There are several errors in
presentation is free from errors. almost free from errors. the presentation.

Content The information given The information given is The information given is
knowledge is precise and appropriate but needs unclear.
accurate. more elaboration.
 Moving of rock material from one
place to a new location.

What is Three processes must take place:

Erosion? ◦ detachment of particles
◦ lifting them
◦ transporting them
 • Flowing water
What are the • Waves
agents of • Moving Ice
erosion? • Wind
• Gravity
 It is the most influential force in reshaping
the land.
• Ability to move materials from one
location to another over long distances.
• The faster water moves in streams the
What Is larger objects it can pick up and transport.
Water • Responsible for wearing away of rocks in
Erosion? rivers, lakes, and the oceans
 Relentless pounding
•Erodes softer/weaker rock first
while harder/more resistant left
behind.
•Can take over 100 years to
What Is weather and erode a rock into
Wave sand.
Erosion? •Energy of waves and chemicals
contained in the water erode the
rock off the coastline.
 Sediments are carried away with the
force of the wind. This process is
responsible for the creation of deserts
such as the Sahara and the Gobi.
What is
wind •Suspended particles may cause weathering
on solid objects by abrasion (rubbing).
erosion?
•Occurs in areas where there is not enough
rainfall to support vegetation.
 Mass downward movement of rock
and sediments, due primarily to the
force of gravity.
What is Streams and glaciers move material
Gravitational from higher to lower elevation.
Erosion? Occurs continuously on all slopes,
slow moving or sudden movement
until equilibrium is reached.
 Ice moves and carries rocks, grinding
the rocks beneath the glacier.
Abrade (abrasion) cuts into the rock
under the glacier smoothing polishing
What Is the rock surface.
Glacial Plucking occurs when water enters
Erosion? cracks under the glacier freezing and
breaking off pieces of rock that are
then carried by the glacier.
 The laying down of sediment
that has been transported by a
medium such as wind, water, or
What is ice.
deposition?
Process of erosion stops when
the moving particles fall out of
the transporting medium and
settle on a surface.
 Material is deposited
when the wind
What is changes direction or
wind loses its strength.
deposition?
 Running water enters a large, fairly still
body of water and its speed decreases
speed. As the speed of the water
decreases, the water's ability to carry
sediment also decreases. The sediments
What is are deposited in streams, rivers, lakes,
and oceans.
water •Running water deposits sediments where the
deposition? slowing water can no longer move them.
•Largest particles are deposited near the shore.
•Increasingly smaller particles settle out farther
from the shore where the water is calmer.
 Glacial flows of ice become slower
when the ice begins melting.
Deposits left by glaciers:
• Outwashes are deposits similar to
those left by rivers.
• Large chunks of broken rock
What is ice deposited at the base and sides of the
glacier as it melts and recedes are
deposition? called Moraines.
• When the glacial ice melts, smaller
material is carried by the rivers.
 Deposition
Type of Creates Picture
Deposition
Wind Sand Dune

Water

*Waves *Beaches
*River *Delta

Ice Moraine

Gravity Landslide,
Slump, Creep
 WEATHERING – Think of
weather wearing rock
down or breaking.

What’s the
EROSION – Think of a
Difference? road and traveling.

DEPOSITION – Think of
depositing money into a
bank.
Water Erosion

Wind Erosion

Wave Erosion
WEATHERING – Think of weather
wearing rock down or breaking.

EROSION – Think of a road and

traveling.

DEPOSITION – Think of depositing

money into a bank.