Weathering

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Science

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5th - 6th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS1-2, 4-ESS2-1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

deposition

landslide

weathering

erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

erosion weathering

deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

erosion weathering

deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Weathering

27 questions

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

How are canyons formed?

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

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

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

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:

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