Weathering and Erosion

When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces

• erosion
• weathering
• sediment

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another

• sediment
• weathering
• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A mass of ice that covers a large area and moves slowly

• gravity
• glacier
• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes

• glaciers
• ice
• waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth's surface features are continually changing... this is due to

• wearing away of the surface
• building up of the surface
• Both wearing away and building up

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand dunes normally shift position through the action of

• Wind
• Rivers
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion

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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