Weathering/Erosion/Soil Review

The process that breaks down rock into smaller pieces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mechanical Weathering is when

• Rocks get broken down into smaller pieces

• Rocks change chemically

• Rocks get bigger

• Rocks melt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Chemical weathering is when

• Rocks get broken down into smaller pieces

• Rocks change chemically

• Rocks melt

• Rocks get bigger

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Cracking rocks into smaller pieces with water when it freezes and expands.

• Freeze/Thaw

• Rivers

• Waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Big and heavy sheets of ice that dig up a rock as they slide over the ground.

• Glacier

• Rivers

• Ocean Waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind Weathering

• Chemical

• Mechanical

River Weathering

• Chemical

• Mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Acid Rain

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Lichens producing acid on rocks

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that carries weathered rock (sediment) away.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2