Unit 1: lessons 2 and 3 Erosion and Weathering

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created
• The climate changes overnight
• Metal objects become rusty
• They change the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
• Plants don't weather rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediment deposited as fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land is

• river dleta
• floodplain
• alluvial fan
• oxbow lake

When would a river form a delta?

• when the river meanders across a plain
• when the river leaves the mountains
• when it is in the mountain
• when it enters the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is groundwater?

• any form of liquid water
• water that is not moving
• water on Earth's surface
• water below Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What would be expected to remove the most sand from a barrier island during a storm?

• waves depositing debris on a island
• currents moving sand along the island
• large waves crashing across the island
• strong winds blowing across the island