Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mechanical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Mechanical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Chemical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth’s surface causing abrasions

• Mechanical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Chemical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2