Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?

• Mechanical weathering 
• Wind weathering
• Chemical weathering
• Erosion weathering

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Select the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.

• erosion, weathering, deposition
• weathering, erosion, deposition
• deposition, weathering erosion
• erosion, deposition, weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• deposition
• landslide
• weathering
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How are canyons formed?

• Wind blows sand into high piles, which form the canyon walls.
• Rivers erode soil and rock over time, leaving behind canyon walls.
• Gravity causes rocks to fall from mountain sides onto valley floors.
• Ice freezes and thaws in cracks of rocks, and the cracks become canyons.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering causes rocks and minerals to break into smaller pieces.  Which event is the best example of weathering?

• a raindrop splashing in a lake
• a snowball rolling down a mountain
• a tree root growing into the crack of a rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones
• washing away beaches
• severely draining topsoil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because eroded materials _____.

• stop the river's flow
• make rich farmlands
• are dropped in new places
• move very slowly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• jackhammering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• dumptruck

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1