Slow Changes to Land

Water can make rocks bigger.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Wind can make rocks smoother.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Most sand is full of quartz.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The sand in deserts and on beaches comes from a process called ___________.

• minerals

• water

• weathering

• winds

One cause for weathering is desert ____________ that blow against rocks.

• minerals

• water

• weathering

• winds

Waves __________ also cause weathering on ocean shores.

• minerals

• water

• weathering

• winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Bit by bit, the _______ in rocks break apart.

• minerals

• water

• weathering

• winds

Which of these can cause weathering?

• wind

• water

• gravity

• all of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these does NOT break up rocks?

• clouds

• water

• wind

Large rocks blow against small rocks to make sand.

• True

• False