Interactive Notebook Sheets FOR WEATHERING,

EROSION, AND DEPOSITION

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I love foldables, but sometimes I don’t have the time for the maintenance part of them. These interactive notebook sheets are minimal cutting and gluing for your students. Just print and go! Be sure to reduce the image down to 85% if you are using composition

notebooks. **INCLUDES ANSWER KEYS!!**

Take a look at what is included! Overview to weathering including a breakdown of the

weathering agents and how they affect Earth’s surface/landforms

Overview to erosion, including a breakdown of the erosion agents and how they affect Earth’s surface/landforms

Practice sheet where students are given different landforms and asked to identify if the landforms were created by wind or water erosion

Overview to deposition with examples Weathering, erosion, and deposition technology

presentation project

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Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Weathering The process of rock breaking apart

WIND

WATER

LIVING THINGS

is called weathering. There are many things that cause weathering. We call these things weathering agents.

CAUSE EFFECT

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Weathering The process of rock breaking apart

WIND

WATER

LIVING THINGS

is called weathering. There are many things that cause weathering. We call these things weathering agents.

CAUSE EFFECT ANSWER KEY

Sand blown by wind can scrape against rocks causing arches.

Picture of arches

Flowing water can cause rocks to tumble and scrape against each other.

Picture of rocks tumbling in water/

or canyon

Roots of plants and trees can grow in small cracks of rocks, thus pushing apart the rock as they grow. Animals can also dig up rocks, exposing them to wind and water.

Picture of plant’s roots growing in

rock

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Weathering Weathering is the starting point

ICE

GRAVITY

CHEMICALS

CAUSE EFFECT in a series of changes rocks go through. When weathering occurs, we call the broken pieces of rock se dimen t.

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Weathering

Weathering is the starting point in a

ICE

GRAVITY

CHEMICALS

CAUSE EFFECT

series of changes rocks go through. When weathering occurs, we call the broken pieces of rock sediment.

ANSWER KEY

When it rains, water can get trapped in cracks of rocks. When it freezes, the expansion of the ice can cause the rock to break apart.

Picture of rock with

frozen ice in crack

Gravity can cause rocks to fall down hills or cliffs and break apart.

Picture of rock falling down a cliff

Chemicals in water can cause rocks to start crumbling and wearing away.

Picture of statue with chemical

weathering

I AM NOT AN

ARTIST.

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Erosion

Erosion is the starting point

CAUSE EFFECT in a series o f.

WATER

WIND

ICE

GRAVITY

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Erosion

Erosion is the process of moving sediment. starting point

CAUSE EFFECT WATER

WIND

ICE

GRAVITY

ANSWER KEY

One of the most common and powerful sources of erosion is water. Flowing water has energy.

Wind can carry soil and small pieces of rock. Just like water, wind can cause slow changes to landforms.

As glaciers flow through the water, they can pick up soil and rocks (sometimes as large as boulders).

Gravity can cause rocks and sediment to slide down mountains and cliffs. Gravity can sometimes cause landslides.

Picture of alluvial fan

Picture of mushroom

rock

Picture of glacier

Picture of landslide

WHICH TYPE OF EROSION? Identify if the following landforms were formed by wind or water erosion.

Delta Cave

Canyon Island

Beach Sand Dunes

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Deposition

Sometimes wind, water, glaciers, etc., loose energy and come to a stop. The dropping of weathered roc k is known as deposition.

point

EFFECTs of deposition

Deltas Sand Dunes

Islands Moraine

Slow Changes to Earth’s Surface: Deposition

Sometimes wind, water, glaciers, etc., lose energy and come to a stop. The dropping of weathered rock is known as deposition. point

EFFECTs of deposition

Deltas Sand Dunes

Islands Moraine

ANSWER KEY

DRAW PICTURES

W.E.D Tech Project You learned about it, and now its

time to show what you know!

Create a Glogggggggster presentation which explains and highlights the following: the difference between weathering, erosion, and

deposition. (worth 25 points) Provide examples of weathering, erosion, and

deposition that are NOT mentioned on this sheet (worth 25 points)

Explain how a waterfall and a stream can have different erosion results (worth 10 points)

Include pictures of the following landforms and identify if they were affected and/or formed by weathering, erosion, or deposition: I. Alluvial fans II. Moraines III. Mushroom rocks IV. Sand Dunes V. Canyons VI. Barrier islands VII.Deltas

(worth 40 points)

Due Date:

Score:

W.E.D Tech Project You learned about it, and now its

time to show what you know! Create a Glogggggggster presentation which explains and highlights the following: the difference between weathering, erosion, and deposition.

(worth 25 points) Provide examples of weathering, erosion, and deposition that

are NOT mentioned on this sheet (worth 25 points) Explain how a waterfall and a stream can have different

erosion results (worth 10 points) Include pictures of the following landforms and identify if they

were affected and/or formed by weathering, erosion, or deposition:

I. Alluvial fans II. Moraines III. Mushroom rocks IV. Sand Dunes V. Canyons VI. Barrier islands VII. Deltas

Due Date:

Score:

Teacher suggestions: I use Glogster.edu for this project, but

PowerPoint, Prezi, or any presenting program will work!

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