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Grade 3 - Chapter 5: Lesson 3 - Weathering and Erosion

Unit C: Earth and Its Resources
Chapter 5: Earth Changes

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Main IdeaWeathering and erosion usually cause slow changes to Earth's surface
weatheringthe breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
erosionthe movement of weathered rock
glaciera large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land
depositionthe dropping off of weathered rock
ventifactrock that has been weathered by wind
hoodoosrock that has been worn mostly by water that freezes and then thaws inside cracks in the rock
gravitypulls down rocks
moving watercarries water down stream
Culebra Mountains, Panamacarved out to build the Panama Canal in 1913



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