Weathering

The process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Ice Wedging

• Oxidation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, gravity, or wind

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Ice Wedging

• Oxidation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which chemicals combine with oxygen and a change results

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Ice Wedging

• Oxidation

The process by which outer rock layers are stripped away due to changes in pressure

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Ice Wedging

• Oxidation

Precipitation that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution in the atmosphere

• Acid in groundwater

• Acid precipitation

• Acid in living things

• Oxidation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Acid in water that causes caves to form.

• Acid in groundwater

• Acid precipitation

• Acid in living things

• Oxidation

Lichens and mosses cause this type of chemical weathering.

• Acid in groundwater

• Acid precipitation

• Acid in living things

• Oxidation

This is an example of _____.

• Weathering from animals

• Weathering from plants

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is an example of _____.

• Weathering from animals

• Weathering from plants

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

This is an example of _____. Note that the rocks are rounded.

• Weathering from animals

• Weathering from plants

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2