Weathering, Erosion, DepositionThree words for three different stages, constantly confused.5th GradeRock is broken, moved, then dropped. Three stages, three words.1WEATHERINGRock is broken into smaller pieces where it stands. Ice, roots, rain,wind.2EROSIONThe pieces are carried away — by water, wind, ice or gravity.3DEPOSITIONThe pieces are dropped somewhere new, forming beaches, deltasand dunes.ONE RIVER, ALL THREEUpstream: weathering cracks the rockMidstream: erosion carries the sedimentAt the mouth: deposition builds the deltaWeathering breaks. Erosion moves. Deposition drops. Break, move,drop.Weathering, Erosion, Depositionlearnposters.com
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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, step by step

Rock is broken, moved, then dropped. Three stages, three words.

  1. WEATHERINGRock is broken into smaller pieces where it stands. Ice, roots, rain, wind.
  2. EROSIONThe pieces are carried away — by water, wind, ice or gravity.
  3. DEPOSITIONThe pieces are dropped somewhere new, forming beaches, deltas and dunes.

one river, all three

  • Upstream: weathering cracks the rock
  • Midstream: erosion carries the sediment
  • At the mouth: deposition builds the delta

Weathering breaks. Erosion moves. Deposition drops. Break, move, drop.

Questions about the Weathering, Erosion, Deposition poster

What’s on the Weathering, Erosion, Deposition poster?
3 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. Rock is broken, moved, then dropped. Three stages, three words. WEATHERING — Rock is broken into smaller pieces where it stands. Ice, roots, rain, wind.; EROSION — The pieces are carried away — by water, wind, ice or gravity.; DEPOSITION — The pieces are dropped somewhere new, forming beaches, deltas and dunes.. Weathering breaks. Erosion moves. Deposition drops. Break, move, drop.
Who is the Weathering, Erosion, Deposition poster for?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition is filed under 5th Grade (ages 10–11), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting science, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Weathering, Erosion, Deposition poster?
Look at a riverbank: all three are happening at once, in different places. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Weathering, Erosion, Deposition belongs on the wall where that science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Weathering, Erosion, Deposition?
Body Systems Overview, Circulatory System and Digestive System sit alongside Weathering, Erosion, Deposition in the 5th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Body Systems OverviewCirculatory SystemDigestive System
Is the Weathering, Erosion, Deposition poster free to download and print?
Yes. Weathering, Erosion, Deposition downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 5th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Weathering, Erosion, Deposition poster print at?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Weathering, Erosion, Deposition loses nothing.Printing guide

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