Changes to Land 2

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Volcanic Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

el proceso que rompe las rocas y otros materiales de la superficie de la tierra se llama

• Weathering

  Meteorizació

• Erosion

  Erosión

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Erosion

  
  

• Landslide

• Weathering

  Meteorización

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• Waves

• Gravity

  
  

• Glaciers

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Crop Rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Which of these is an example of erosion?

• Light shining onto a mountain.

• Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces. 

• Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of

agua fangosa arrastrada por un río de corriente rápida

• Weathering

  Meteorización

• Erosion

  Erosión

How do plants weather rocks?

Cómo afectan las plantas a las rocas

• Plants don't weather rocks.

• When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

• When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3