The purpose of this activity is to give you a sampling of some of the aspects of Erosion and Weathering . Good luck and have fun learning about Erosion !

The following links come from all over the Internet.

Sites to Explore

Dirtmeister -Erosion Questions:

1. Click on Dirtmeister-Erosion. Name the two kinds of weathering and one example of each.

1. Click on Amazing World Photographs. What are the definitions of weathering and erosion?
2. Look at the photograph of the sand dunes. What caused the sand dunes?
3. Scroll down Amazing World Photographs and look at the photographs that show effects of weathering and erosion. Name the four types of erosion that caused the results you see in the photographs.

1. Click on the 'Mechanical Weathering' bullet on the left. What is the most common type of mechanical weathering?
2. Click on the 'Biotic Weathering' bullet on the left. What is biotic weathering? What is the most common cause of biotic weathering?
3. Click on the 'Flow' bullet. Describe the speed at which a flow takes place. What causes a flow? What is often created from a flow?

1. Click start and watch the presentation, until you get to the yellow page. What were four causes of the Mississippi River moving? Continue viewing and then click on 'River Basics.'
2. Continue watching until you get to the end of the 'River Basics' section. Fill in the blank. River erosion is the wearing away of soil and rock by __________.
3. How long has erosion been happening?

Conclusion

I hope you learned about weathering and erosion and can think of some places you have seen that have been effected by weathering and erosion.