Weathering and erosion[2]

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OUR CHANGING WORLD Weathering and Erosion

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OUR CHANGING WORLD

Weathering and Erosion

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Water Erosion

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Sediments that were eroded by water.

Smaller sediments Larger sediments

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

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

building.

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Hurricanes-wind and water erosionby storm surges.

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Sandstone rock has eroded into curious columns in southern Canada.

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Erosion endangers shoreline home.

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The Colorado River eroded these cliffs.

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

storms after several years of drought.

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Can you name different types of erosion in this picture?