Earth's Changes

The process of binding and hardening of sediments into hard rock.

• Deposition

• Organism

• Cementation

• Erosion

The process by which overlying pressure from rocks and soil reduces the size or volume of sediments.

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Fossil Fuels

• Matter

The process by which dead plants and animals decay or rot.

• Decomposition

• Compaction

• Fossil Fuels

• Cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice.

• Fossil Fuels

• Model

• Landform

• Deposition

The movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers).

• Model

• Erosion

• Sedimentary

• Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Facts or other information supporting a claim or proposition.

• Deposition

• Evidence

• Landform

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; examples include coal, petroleum (oil) and natural gas.

• Fossil Fuels

• Compaction

• Decomposition

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally

• Fossil Fuels

• Process of Formation

• Model

• Landform

A picture, idea, or object that represents an object, a system, or process and is used to help with understanding; models have advantages and limitations.

• Compaction

• Erosion

• Model

• Fossil Fuels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A living thing that grows, reproduces, responds to its environment, and can function on its own.

• Model

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1