Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

What is the definition for Weathering?

• When it's raining outside

• The breaking down and changing of the Earth's surface

• All the sand on the Earth

• Mr. Deitz paddling his boat across the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the definition for Erosion?

• When something grows

• A Pokemon

• The movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice

• When rocks get broken into smaller rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the definition for Deposition?

• When a forest grows bigger

• When rocks are eroded by wind

• A volcano

• The settling of the eroded and weathered rocks of Earth's surface

What is a landform?

• A natural feature of Earth's surface

• The Statue of Liberty

• When the Earth's crust cracks

• When the rocks get broken down by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which one can cause mechanical weathering?

• Running Water

• A Gorilla

• My La[top

• Clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which one can cause chemical weathering?

• A hammer

• Mr. Deitz

• Acid

• Plant Roots

True or False: A canyon carved by moving water is a slow process?

• True

• False

True or False: An earthquake is a slow Earth process?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When water slowly makes a rock smaller, what is this an example of?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Magic

When the sediments in the wind stop moving and pile up somewhere, what is this an example of?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition