Weathering and Erosion

What is weathering?

• The rainy season

• The breaking down of rocks and other materials on earth's surface

• The time in the year when the seasons change

• The breaking down of chemicals in rocks and minerals

The definition of weather is....the condition of the atmosphere.

• True

• False

Mark the contributors that cause chemical weathering. Mark all that apply.

• Traffic

• Air

• Cotton Candy

• Bubbles

• Water

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Erosion
• Landslide
• Weathering

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.
• makes the rocks last longer.
• expands cracks and breaks rocks.
• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which color 'usually' appears when an object has been altered/changed by oxidation?

• Green

• Yellow

• Black

• Orange

• Red

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• Waves
• Gravity
• Glaciers
• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

• A glacier
• An iceberg
• An ice wedge
• A sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do plants weather rocks?

• Plants don't weather rocks.
• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the two major causes of abrasion? If you picked up on the third one....please provide all three!! Answer in a complete sentence PLEASE!!!