🍿🍿🍿Weathering, Soil Erosion and Deposition- Task March 6, 2025🍿🍿🍿

  Welcome 👦👧boys and girls....Today we will be doing an activity on "Weathering, Soil Erosion and Deposition"



Grade 5                                                         March 6, 2025

Subject: Social Studies

 Read the information from the sources carefully.

Source 1                                                                       

Weathering

Weathering is the process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface into smaller pieces. There are two main types:

1.Physical Weathering: Rocks break apart without changing their chemical makeup. For example, water can freeze in cracks, expand, and break rocks.

2.Chemical Weathering: Rocks change their chemical makeup. For example, rainwater can dissolve certain types of rocks over time.

Soil Erosion

Soil erosion is when wind, water, or ice carry away the top layer of soil. This can happen because of rain, rivers, or even strong winds. If there are no plants or trees to hold the soil in place, erosion can happen faster.

Deposition

Deposition is when the soil, rocks, or sand that were carried away by erosion are dropped in a new place. For example, when a river slows down, it can drop the soil it was carrying, creating new landforms like deltas.

Source 2:



 

    

















Use the information from the sources to guide you in answering the questions.

1.    Define the term soil erosion.

2.    _______________________________________________________________________

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2.Insert a tick (√) next to each statement to indicate the source it belongs to.

Statement

Source 1

Source 2

Neither source

The movement of sediment broken down rock

 

 

 

Rocks break apart without changing their chemical makeup

 

 

 

This can happen because of rain, rivers, or even strong winds

 

 

 

Weathering soil erosion and deposition are very good for the earth

 

 

 

 

3.A farmer notices that the soil on his farm is being washed away during heavy rain. What could the farmer do to slow down soil erosion? Explain your answer.

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4. A river carries sand and soil downstream. Over time, a new landform appears where the river meets the ocean. What process caused the new landform to form? How does this process work?

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