Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A mudslide dumps a large pile of mud onto a road

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Water gets into cracks of a rock, when the water freezes it breaks up the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves wash sand onto land until a beach is formed

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A flash flood washes away the side of a river bank

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A river carries dirt and mud out of the land it runs through

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A river carries dirt and mud out of the land it runs through

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Wind blows sand into the desert where it collects in giant piles called sand dunes

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

small islands made of sediment called deltas form at the end of rivers

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washes away dirt from a hillside

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1