Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Quiz

What is weathering?

• Moving rocks

• dropping rocks in a new location

• Breaking up rocks

• I don't know

Earth is always changing.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

MOVING small rocks to another place is 

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Dropping off and Building new from pieces of rocks is 

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering and erosion are the same thing.

• True (yes)
• False (no)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and BREAKING  the rocks  is?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves DROPPING sand on the beach is called?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind BLOWING and MOVING sand is 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rain WASHING away and MOVING  soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2