Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

What is likely to cause cracks on the sidewalk?

• Repeated freezing and thawing of water
• Tree roots or plant roots growing bigger
• Both and A and B
• Neither A or B 

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

A student hiking in a rock area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and creak? 

• Erosion by wind
• Water freezing and thawing
• Erosion by fast-moving
• Sediments being deposited.

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

When Joe saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time, he exclaimed, "These mountains are much younger than ours back East!" Which feature supports his conclusion that the Rockies were relatively young mountains?

• Their sedimentary layers are still exposed
• They have rounded tops
• They have sharp peaks
• Weathering has not yet hardened the rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is weathering?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is erosion?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is deposition?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Water carrying sediment down a hill is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Beach waves dropping sand to create a beach is an example of...

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

• sand

• sediment

• soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2