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Erosion
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While watching, complete this video guide.
Three things I knew
that were confirmed in
the video:
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B- ____________________________________________________
C- ____________________________________________________
A- ____________________________________________________
but I now know because I
watched the video.
B- ____________________________________________________
C- ____________________________________________________
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1. Erosion is / is not caused by water, ice, wind, chemicals, and sand.
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and widening valleys.
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3. When solids / liquids are carried away by water, it is also considered a form of erosion.
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4. When liquid water freezes in rock it ____________ and causes rocks to erode by cracking them.
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5. When rain combines with iron in rock, it forms rust, which is a form of ____________ erosion.
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6. When softer rock erodes faster than the harder rock above, sometimes a(n) ___________ is formed.
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7. Wind sometimes picks up sand / boulders and blows them into rocks causing the rock to erode.
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9. When pebbles are hit by waves over thousands of years, a beach of ________________ is formed.
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10. Sand, ________________ and waves hit rocks and smooth out the surface of older rocks.
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11. ___________ can hold back soil from eroding and also break rocks apart – causing erosion.
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12. Water flows into cracks of rocks and shrinks / expands when it freezes causing the rock to crack.
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13. As water flows over rocks, it dissolves minerals causing different ___________ to sometimes appear.
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14. Pounding water, wind, __________________ and rain are major causes of erosion.
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15. ____________________ in the air contribute to erosion.
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