OUR CHANGING WORLD

Weathering and Erosion

Water Erosion

Sediments that were eroded by water.

Smaller sediments Larger sediments

Water and salt weather this rock along a shoreline in Greece.

A Mudslide in the Philippines-they are trying to located a buried

building.

Hurricanes-wind and water erosionby storm surges.

Sandstone rock has eroded into curious columns in southern Canada.

Erosion endangers shoreline home.

The Colorado River eroded these cliffs.

In the 1930’s the southern Great Plains region of the US (especially TX), experiences dust

storms after several years of drought.

Can you name different types of erosion in this picture?