What is weathering, erosion and deposition(in plain english)? And where can I find info for a science project?

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Brownsville, TX
Galveston, TX

Answer 1

I dont know how weathering and erosion are different. Erosion is the process of rocks/land etc. being worn down by water and wind. Deposition is when the little bitty grains of rock, sand, and dirt that just got eroded get put somewhere else. As a river flows across the land it erodes the riverbanks around it. That dirt all ends up in the river delta at the mouth of the river as silt, or it piles up in front of a dam if the river is dammed. Using a long plastic tray like a cheap sled you get at a drug store you can fill it with sand, tilt it up, dump water on it and watch what happens. Then you can try it again with different kids of dirt, or dirt that has vegetation oon it to see what sort of effects those things have on erosion rates.

Answer 2

Weathering is what the weather does to something over a period of time, like paint coming off of a metal shed. Erosion is what rain does to the ground, like ditches from rain runoff. Deposition is a legal term concerning the court system. Did you mean decomposition? If you did, then that is what happens to a body or animal, or any such object after it is dead. It decomposes.

Answer 3

weathering means changing of rocks into soil
erosion when the soil is carried by wind it is called erosion
deposition -

Answer 4

a million. i think depressed on chilly days 2. i think drained on warm days 3. i think lively on sunny days. 4. i think lazy on windy days 5. i think satisfied on moist day (i love rain) 6. i think unhappy on cloudy days. i wish this helped, and that i'll attempt to get some human beings to respond to it.