Weather, Erosion and Deposition

Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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The process of slowly breaking rocks into smaller pieces is called

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Deposited material at the end of a river is called?

• landform
• delta
• canyon

Glaciers shape and carve away the land beneath them and can drastically reshape the landscape over hundreds or even thousands of years.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A natural land feature on Earth's surface is called

• landform
• delta
• canyon

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

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves dropping sand on the beach is called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A mudslide dumps a large pile of mud onto a road

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Water gets into cracks of a rock, when the water freezes it breaks up the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2