Unit 8 Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Vocab & Ques.

Front

Freezing water causes weathering of rocks by:

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expands cracks and breaks rocks.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Process breaking down rocks/materials on Earth's surface

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Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Process that moves weathered rocks?

Back

Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Deposition alters the Earth's surface as bits of broken rock and soil _____.

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are dropped in new places.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Greatest erosion effect on beaches?

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Waves

Front

Wind blows sand onto rocks, breaking them down.

Back

Mechanical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

A river carries dirt and mud out of the land it runs through.

Back

Erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Front

Salt water erodes rock

Back

Chemical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Small rock pieces from weathering are called...

Back

Sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Breaking down of rocks/materials on Earth's surface.

Back

Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2