Changing Earth's Surface

Weathering does what?

• breaks down rock

• carries broken rock away

• lays down sediment

• builds up landforms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion does what?

• breaks down rock

• carries rock pieces away

• lays down sediment

• builds up landforms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition does what?

• breaks down rock

• carries rock pieces away

• lays down sediment

• builds up landforms

An example of quick changes in surface features would be:

• wind erosion

• beach erosion

• earthquake

• chemical weathering

An example of slow surface changes in Earth would be:

• landslide

• plant root growth

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Landforms are formed because of

• tectonic plates moving

• fossils

• Mrs. Pecorella said so

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Mountains are formed at what type of boundary?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• fault

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

How many types of mountains did we learn about?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The tectonic plates rest on top of the ___

• crust

• mantle

• core

• continents

The preserved remains of once living organisms are called

• mountains

• rocks

• fossils

• plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1