MN's Changing Landscape

What are the 2 types of weathering?

• Physical and Chemical

• Mechanical and Chemical

• Rainy and Sunny

When PHYSICAL FORCES break down rock into sediment, it is...

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

When CHEMICAL REACTIONS break down rock into sediment, it is...

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Erosion transports sediment

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Grand Canyon was carved out by a river. This is an example of which erosion force?

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

• Wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rock slides and mud flows are examples of which type of erosion force?

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

• Wind

Glaciers are an example of which type of erosion force?

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

• Wind

Rust is an example of which type of weathering?

• Chemical

• Mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

True or False:

Sometimes, multiple forces of erosion can work together.

• true

• false

Which comes first, erosion or weathering?

• Erosion

• Weathering