Earth Features

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Animals scratching while burrowing

• Rain breaking down rock

• Wind blowing away sediment

• Waves depositing sand out in the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

continous friction and impact by wind, water, or waves

• ice wedging

• abrasion

• decomposition

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

process that breaks down rocks and changes the composition

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

animals break up the ground by burrowing

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

acidic ground water eats away limestone in caves

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• Waves

• Gravity

• Glaciers

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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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