Earths systems and resources

What type of weathering is shown?

• mechanical

• biological

• chemical

• ecological

This is an example of

• weathering

• wind erosion

What are the students modeling in this picture?

• formation of soil by running water

• creation of fault lines by running water

• erosion and deposition by running water

• chemical weathering of rocks by running water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How will wind and water weather this mountain?

• The continuous contraction and expansion of rocks will lead to erosion.

• Wind and water will erode the exposed surfaces, breaking down rocks into sediments gradually.

• Wind and water will erode the crust down to the mantle.

• Wind and water will change the chemical composition of the landscape.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of rock forms from the magma oozing down the side of a volcano?

• intrusive metamorphic rock

• extrusive igneous rock

• extrusive metamorphic rock

• intrusive igneous rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The 2 processes to go from sedimentary to metamorphic rocks are

• pressure and heat

• weathering and heat

• erosion and heat

• melting and cooling