Weathering & Erosion

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces of the same rock without any change in its composition

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process in which sediment particles are picked up and moved from one place to another

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

rock particles wear away rock

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

plants produce weak acids that slowly dissolve the rock they are growing on

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

fossil fuels react with water producing acid rain that wears minerals away in the rock

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1