Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

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

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering is the MOVING  of rocks.

• True (yes)
• False (no)

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

MOVING small rocks to another place is 

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Dropping off and Building new from pieces of rocks is 

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind BLOWING and MOVING sand is 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The process that breaks rocks on Earth is 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of weathering occurs when rocks are chemically broken down or dissolved by substances in the environment?

• Physical
• Biological
• Chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the process of movement of soil and/or sediment from one location to another?

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What is mechanical weathering?

• Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
• Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
• Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
• Rocks broken down by machinery.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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