Weathering & Erosion

The process by which rocks are broken down

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

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The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-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

Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

• stop rivers from flowing.
• make rich farmlands.
• are dropped in new places.
• move very slowly.

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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Crop Rotation

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How do plants weather rocks?

• During photosynthesis

• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks

• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand, the rock breaks

• Plants don't weather rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What words do "break it, take it, drop it" match?

• weathering, erosion, deposition
• sediment, delta, deposition
• mechanical weathering, chemical weathering
• Erosion, mass wasting, sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The diagrams shows a rock with water trapped in the cracks during the day and at night. 

Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

• frozen water acts as a solute
• water expands when it freezes
• the mass of water increases when it freezes
• frozen water dissolves most types of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features.

• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

• washing away beaches.

• moving topsoil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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