Sci/245 Sedimentary Rock Worksheet
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Sedimentary Rock Worksheet
Use the following table to describe and distinguish between the effects of weathering and erosion. Each response must be at least 200 words.
|Effects of Weathering |Effects of Erosion |What are the Differences? |
|Weathering breaks down and decomposes |Erosion removes materials from the surface |The difference between weathering and |
|rocks. There are chemical and mechanical |and changes it into something else. The |erosion is no movement is involved in |
|types of weathering. The mechanical version|hydraulic actions transport solid material |weathering. If an item is loosened |
|of weathering breaks down rock material |such as sedimentary rocks from one area to |mechanically or chemically and stays in the|
|into smaller pieces with no chemical |another area where it is then deposited. |same place in which it happens the process |
|composition of the weathered material. |Erosion degrades the land. When the land or|of weathering has occurred. If the |
|Chemical weathering breaks down rocks using|road is degraded it causes excessive damage|weathered item starts to move, for instance|
|a chemical agent. |over time. Erosion could cause cities, |the movement could be caused by wind, or in|
| |towns, and tax payers a lot of money. When |some cases water, this process is |
| |there are erosions the area that is |considered erosion. |
| |affected has to be rebuilt. | |
In the following space, explain the role of plate tectonics in the origin of sedimentary rock. Your explanation must be between 250 and 450 words.
Sedimentary rocks can be
Sedimentary Rock Worksheet
Use the following table to describe and distinguish between the effects of weathering and erosion. Each response must be at least 200 words.
|Effects of Weathering |Effects of Erosion |What are the Differences? |
|Weathering breaks down and decomposes |Erosion removes materials from the surface |The difference between weathering and |
|rocks. There are chemical and mechanical |and changes it into something else. The |erosion is no movement is involved in |
|types of weathering. The mechanical version|hydraulic actions transport solid material |weathering. If an item is loosened |
|of weathering breaks down rock material |such as sedimentary rocks from one area to |mechanically or chemically and stays in the|
|into smaller pieces with no chemical |another area where it is then deposited. |same place in which it happens the process |
|composition of the weathered material. |Erosion degrades the land. When the land or|of weathering has occurred. If the |
|Chemical weathering breaks down rocks using|road is degraded it causes excessive damage|weathered item starts to move, for instance|
|a chemical agent. |over time. Erosion could cause cities, |the movement could be caused by wind, or in|
| |towns, and tax payers a lot of money. When |some cases water, this process is |
| |there are erosions the area that is |considered erosion. |
| |affected has to be rebuilt. | |
In the following space, explain the role of plate tectonics in the origin of sedimentary rock. Your explanation must be between 250 and 450 words.
Sedimentary rocks can be