SOIL EROSION

1. What is weathering?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Q1. What is a major cause of soil erosion?

• Running Water

• Overgrazing

• Agricultural Activities

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Q7. What is soil erosion?

• A naturally occurring process that affects all land forms

• Type of soil

• A time period

• The wearing away of top soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is deposition?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

• sand

• sediment

• soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is soil?

• It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.

• It is the leaf that grows on the plant.

• It is the food that can be found inside the seed.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

True or False: Soil takes very little time to form.

• True

• False

Humus is:

• the part of soil made up of decayed parts of once-living things.

• a dip that is made of garbanzo beans.

• a bone that can be found in the upper arm.

• a sound people make when their lips are together.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What kind of soil is good for growing plants?

• topsoil

• sand

• clay

• a child's stinky shoe

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called

• deposition

• soil erosion

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2