WED and landforms

What is the breaking of rock that occurs by chemical reactions?

• abrasion
• erosion
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

The process in which broken rock is transported (moved).

• deposition
• erosion
• weathering
• abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process where sediment is laid down in new locations.

• erosion
• abrasion
• weathering
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks in a riverbed become smooth from tumbling.

• physical/mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Water freezes and expands in cracks in rocks breaking the rock.

• physical/mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Find the correct definition of the underlined word, glacier.

• a narrow stretch of land connecting two larger areas

• a large natural stream of water that runs through the land

• a large, thick body of slow moving ice

• a narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• weathering

• erosion

• soil conservation

• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition