Weathering Wonders
Explore the fascinating process of weathering with this Grade 3 science worksheet, covering different types of weathering and their effects on Earth's surface.
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What is Weathering?
Weathering is the process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface into smaller pieces. It can be caused by wind, water, ice, plants, and even animals!
1. What is weathering?
Building up rocks
Breaking down rocks
Melting rocks
Painting rocks
2. Which of these can cause weathering?
Wind
Water
Ice
All of the above
Complete the sentences using the words below.
3. Weathering breaks rocks into pieces.
4. When rocks are broken into smaller pieces without changing what they are made of, it is called weathering.
5. When rocks change into new materials, it is called weathering.
Read each statement and decide if it is True or False.
6. Rain can cause weathering.
True
False
7. Weathering only happens in very cold places.
True
False
8. Describe one way water can cause weathering.
9. How can plants cause weathering?