Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

The process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that moves bits of rock or soil from one place to another

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• deposition

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Physical weathering is NOT caused by

• abrasion

• burrowing

• ice wedging

• oxidation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Small, broken down pieces of rock are called

• sedimentary rock

• sediment

• smaller rocks

• crumbs

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2