Weathering and Erosion 2019

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

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion

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Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...

• weathering
• erosion

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A glacier is a mass of ________ that covers a large area and moves slowly

• ice
• water
• waves

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Weathering happens when _____________ are broken down into smaller pieces

• Rocks
• Plants
• Grass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the process called when a glacier deposits rocks in oceans and lakes?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Minerals
• Deposition