Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water gets into cracks of a rock, when the water freezes it breaks up the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves wash sand onto land until a beach is formed

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A river carries dirt and mud out of the land it runs through

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blows sand into the desert where it collects in giant piles called sand dunes

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A rock sits on a river for 100 years and is worn down until it is smooth

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Acid rain melts the features of a statue

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Salt water eats away at rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

Removing Sediment from a location

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Adding sediment to a location

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition