Weathering Erosion Deposition

This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The driveway is long and winding because it bends around a huge old oak tree. The pavement near the tree bulges upward and has many more cracks than the other sections of the driveway

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When camping in west Texas, we wake one morning to discover that our car and tent are covered with a thin layer of sand. 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A beautiful display of bluebonnets bloomed along the bank of the river, but after the storm last night, the flowers and a large section of the soil in which they grew is gone.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The homeowner had clearly labored hard to hold the steep hillside in place by constructing a stone wall, but sometimes the wind blows sand and soil down the hillside.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

How do plants weather rocks?

• During photosynthesis

• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

• Plants don't weather rocks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2