Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Review

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How do plants most commonly break large rocks into smaller pieces?

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Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks.

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Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone

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Chemical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the dropping off/ depositing of rocks?

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Deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

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This type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

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Mechanical weathering

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Which type of sediment does wind erosion most strongly affect?

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Loose, sandy soil

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The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

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Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What do we call the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup?

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Chemical weathering

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Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming

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Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Which agent is usually responsible for the formation of canyons?

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Flowing water

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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Weathering