Weathering & Erosion Review

What is the process where rocks are broken down?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Glaciation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Weathering
• Erosion
• A mess
• A nice place to swim

This process moves bits of rock from one place to another.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

This process involves adding sediments on top of a new landform or layer of rock somewhere else.

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Erosion is...

• The breaking down of rocks

• The movement of sediment from one location to another by ice, wind or water

• Not real

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Weathering is...

• The breaking down of rocks

• Carrying broken down sediment to new locations

• The temperature outside

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Big and heavy sheets of ice that dig up a rock as they slide over the ground.

• Glacier

• Rivers

• Ocean Waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that drops the weathered rock (sediment) into a new place.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Differences in air pressure cause wind.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

As the temperature in an area increases, the air pressure ___________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5