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Surface Processes
Weathering & Erosion -
Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition
Do you know the difference?
- Weathering breaks rock to pieces.
- Erosion moves rock away.
- Deposition dumps rock pieces.
Click here to play a weathering game.
More Review Games
Click for Geology for Kids (Lava and Erosion)
BrainPop username: ccsdis password: pop
BrainPop Weathering
BrainPop Erosion
BrainPopJr Weathering
Virtual field trip to Luray Caverns!
See stalactites (hang tight to the ceiling) and
stalagmites ("g" for ground).
Click to watch a Water Cycle Video .
Click for a fun Water Cycle Video - Scholastic Jams .
Click to do a Water Cycle sort.
Vertical sorting = Big, round rocks fall first, and clay settles last.
** Click here for a good animation of gravel, sand, and clay in a stream. ** Make sure to click "play" on the website link and watch the whole clip. (super short)
Settling rate = falling speed
Denser (more mass) items fall fastest.
Rounder items fall fastest.
Larger items fall fastest.
Karst Topography
- Underground limestone
- water dissolves (melts) the limestone layers.
- Sinkholes, caves, and disappearing streams appear.
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- Valley & Ridge province of VA
Water Table