Weathering and Erosion

What is deposition?

• A large mass of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river.

• The movement of weathered rock material from one place to another.

• The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

What is erosion?

• A large mass of slow moving ice that flows down a slope.

• The movement of weathered rock material from one place to another.

• The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is weathering?

• The slow breaking apart of wearing away of rock into smaller pieces.

• The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

• A large mass of slow moving ice that flows down a slope.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are some ways to change land over time?

• Igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary

• Moving water , wind, ice, roots

• Rock and minerals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

True or False: Growing plant roots cannot cause weathering.

• True

• False

True or False: Weathering can change boulders into pebbles over time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

True or False: Ice cannot break rocks apart.

• True

• False

• True

True or False: Streams can make rough rocks smooth with running water.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: The wind can change the appearance of a statue over time.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

True or False: Running water makes rocks large over time.

• True

• False

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1