Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Webquest and Study Guide

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Name: _______________________

Webquest and Study Guide Date: _____________ Period: ___

Part 1: Weathering vs. Erosion vs. Deposition

1. Go to the following website: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/landslide2.htm

2. Define weathering: _________________________________________________________________.

3. CLEARLY explain how weathering is different from erosion:

___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. List the two types of weathering and list all examples. Be complete, you may use the textbook as well.

a) _________________________________________________________________.

b) _________________________________________________________________.

5. Define deposition: _________________________________________________________________.

Part 2: Grand Canyon

6. Go to the following link and click “View” to watch a short video for how the Grand Canyon was formed:

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.earthsys.canyon/ Summarize its formation process.

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Part 3: BrainPop- Erosion Video

7. Go to the following website: http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/erosion/ (Login: Vesbrainpop PW: bluebird)

8. Feel free to pause and rewind the video to complete the table below:

4 main causes of Erosion

Describe this process

Land features formed as a result?

Take the “Graded Quiz” once the video is over. Write the correct answers to each question below:

1) What type of changes does erosion cause? _____________________________________________

2) Erosion occurs when natural forces alter a landscape. What does it mean to alter a landscape?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

3) Which term best describes the rate at which glacial erosion takes place? ________________________________

4) What is the usual result when the ocean breaks pebbles into smaller and smaller pieces? ___________________

5) Which of the following features would be most affected by weathering? ________________________________

6) How would a sandblasted rock differ from a rock that hasn’t been sandblasted? __________________________

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7) Why is it hard to see glacial erosion in action? ______________________________________________________

8) What do floodplains, sandbars and river deltas have in common? ______________________________________

9) Based on the information in the movie, what would be a simple way to prevent erosion? ___________________

10) Based on the information in the movie, what can you infer about the type of erosion that formed the Grand

Canyon? ____________________________________________________________________________________

How did you score? _______________

Part 4: Minerals

11. What is the five part definition for an

object to be considered a mineral?

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

12. Name seven characteristics that can be used to

describe minerals:

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

Directions: Define the three terms, then cut out the squares and paste them into the correct column!

Weathering:

Erosion:

Deposition:

Cut out and paste into the correct column!

A mudslide

flowing down a

steep hill

Waves dropping

sand on the

beach

Muddy water

being carried

away by a fast

moving river

Layers of

sediment

forming at the

bottom of the

ocean

Water getting

into cracks,

freezing and

breaking the

rocks apart

Flood water

pounding

against a canyon

wall and wearing

it down

Landforms

called deltas

that form

where rivers

flow into other

bodies of water

such as a sea.

Wind blowing

rocks together

forming smaller

rocks

Wind blowing

sand from one

location to

another

Glaciers

scraping rocks

across the

Earth’s surface

Glaciers that

drop rock, sand,

and other

debris forming

landforms

called moraines

Rain washing

away soil from a

hillside