Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

Rain washing away soil down a hillside.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A mudslide flowing down a steep hill.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Waves dropping sand on the beach.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Glaciers scraping rocks across the Earth's surface as they move.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Acids from lichen weakening rocks in the forest.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Caves formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers when fast water meets slower water.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Rocks being made smooth by rumbling across a stream bed.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2