The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When water, wind, and ice move sediment to new places.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The dropping or settling of eroded materials.

• Sedimentary rock

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathered pieces of material

• Cementation

• Compaction

• Erosion

• Sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A type of rock that forms when existing rock is weathered, eroded, and deposited in layers on land or underwater.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Soft Rock

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NGSS.4-ESS1-1

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The process of sediment binding to form sedimentary rock.

• Sediment

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process of firmly packing together particles of sediment

• Deposition

• Compaction

• Sediment

• Cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following are fossil fuels?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• petroleum

• all of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following was needed in order for coal to form?

• sea organisms

• plants

• sunlight

• animals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following was needed for oil to form?

• sea organisms

• plants

• sunlight

• trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3