weathering, Erosion, and deposition

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Which causes chemical weathering?

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acids and oxygen

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Plants usually break open small cracks in rocks with their

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roots

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Lichen secretes an acid that breaks down rock.

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Chemical Weathering

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?

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expands cracks and breaks rocks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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How did the cliff near the ocean form?

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Ocean waves washed away rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

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A glacier

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Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface? Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Landslides

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Landslides

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Some agents of weathering are water, wind, ice, temperature and plant roots.

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true

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?

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sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere?

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Weathering