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Weathering Erosion and Deposition 2025

Weathering Erosion and Deposition 2025

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Presentation

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-4, 4-ESS2-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Benevolence Yangsi

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26 Slides • 25 Questions

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

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They break down or build up the Earth.

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They only break down rocks.

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They only build up mountains.

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They only affect water bodies.

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Fill in the Blank

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Open Ended

What is the difference between physical weathering and chemical weathering?

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Open Ended

How does acid precipitation cause weathering?

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering at the Earth's surface?

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Heat

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Wind

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Oxygen

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Plants

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of weathering?

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Mechanical or Physical weathering

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Chemical weathering

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Biological weathering

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Thermal weathering

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Multiple Choice

What is one effect of chemical weathering on rocks?

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Rocks become heavier

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New minerals can be formed

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Rocks become colder

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Rocks turn into sand instantly

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Open Ended

Explain how chemical weathering changes the composition of rocks. Give examples of causes that lead to chemical weathering.

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Fill in the Blank

Type answer...

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Open Ended

How does water contribute to the mechanical weathering of rocks as shown in the first image?

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Multiple Choice

Which process is illustrated by the repeated freezing and thawing of water in the cracks of rocks, causing them to break apart?

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Mechanical weathering

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Chemical weathering

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

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Multiple Choice

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What type of weathering does this image display?
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physical
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chemical

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Multiple Choice

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What type of weathering does this image display?
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physical
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chemical

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Drag and Drop

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This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​
force and a form of ​
weathering and erosion.
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
destructive
mechanical
chemical
constructive
water
liquid

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Multiple Choice

What is erosion?

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The removal and transportation of rock particles from one location to another.

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The process of rocks breaking down due to weather.

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The movement of tectonic plates.

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The formation of new rocks.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are causes of erosion?

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Water

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Wind

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Glacier or ice

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Gravity

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Open Ended

Describe how water can cause erosion, using examples from the images provided.

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Multiple Choice

Which landforms can be created by wind erosion?

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Dust storms, hoodoos, and arches

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Mountains and valleys

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Lakes and rivers

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Volcanoes

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Multiple Choice

What is the process called when a glacier picks up rocks as it moves over land?

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Plucking

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Melting

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Freezing

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Sliding

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Hotspot

What part of the diagram shows deposition?

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Dropdown

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The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

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Match

Match the following images as weathering caused by water, ice, wind or vegetation.

Water

Ice

Vegetation

Wind

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Match

Match the examples to the vocabulary word. (DOK 2)

the small particles settles at the bottom of the river

Rock gets broken down into many pieces

rock moves through the river

desposition

weathering

erosion

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Match

Match the following terms to the definition

the breaking of rock mechanically, only changes the size and shape of the rock

the breaking of rock through chemical reactions

the carrying away or movement of broken rocks and sediments

sediments and rocks are dropped into a new location, often forming new land features.

physical weathering

chemical weathering

erosion

deposition

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Match

Match the following

pieces of weathered particles: clay, silt, sand, cobbles, and boulders.

Processes which break down rock physically and chemically.

How sediment gets carried to a new location, water, glaciers, wind, and gravity.

Sediment

Weathering

Erosion

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