Erosion and Deposition

What do waves make when they break rock into smaller pieces?

• sand
• rocks
• shells
• boulders

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What forms when waves undercut the rock to produce steep slopes?

• sea caves
• sea stacks
• sea arches
• sea cliffs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Columns of rock that were connected to the mainland

• sea caves
• sea stacks
• sea arches
• sea cliffs

form when waves cut through the sea cave

• sea caves
• sea stacks
• sea arches
• sea cliffs

rock and soil move down a hill SLOWLY

• mudflow
• mass movement
• creep
• rock fall

sediment that feels like powder

• desert pavement
• dunes
• loess
• deflation 

The process in which wind blows away soil

• desert pavement
• loess
• dune
• deflation

What is weathering?

• fragments of weathered rock

• is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another

• occurs when eroded materials are dropped, or laid down

• is the main force behind sudden rock falls and landslides that can change the shape of a mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The process of sediment being dropped off in a new place is called

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing soil away from a hillside is an example of

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2